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- Ticker
- SAH
- Price
- 63.41
- Stock movement up
- +0.67 (1.04%)
- Company name
- Sonic Automotive Inc
- Exchange
- (NYSE ,
- Currency
- USD )
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical >Auto & Truck Dealerships
- Market cap
- 1.44B
- Ent value
- 6.29B
- Price/Sales
- 0.10
- Price/Book
- -
- Div yield
- 2.34%
- Div growth
- 29.56%
- Growth years
- 5
- FCF payout
- 10.51%
- Trailing P/E
- 7.33
- Forward P/E
- 9.05
- PEG
- -
- EPS growth
- -
- 1 year return (CAGR)
- -6.38%
- 3 year return (CAGR)
- -
- 5 year return (CAGR)
- -
- 10 year return (CAGR)
- -
Last updated: 2025-12-04
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DIVIDENDS
Dividend yield - 5y
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Dividend yield data
| Dividend per share | 1.52 |
| Dividend yield | 2.34% |
| Payout frequency | Quarterly |
| Maximum yield | 2.61% |
| Average yield | 2.12% |
| Minimum yield | 1.71% |
| Discount to avg yield | 9.38% |
| Upside potential | 10.35% |
| Yield as % of max yield | 89.70% |
Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y
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Yield distribution data
| Dividend yield | 2.34% |
| Current yield distribution | 22.76% |
| Yield at 100% (Min) | 1.71% |
| Yield at 90% | 1.85% |
| Yield at 80% | 1.92% |
| Yield at 50% (Median) | 2.08% |
| Yield at 20% | 2.37% |
| Yield at 10% | 2.45% |
| Yield at 0% (Max) | 2.61% |
Dividend per share
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Dividend per share data
| Years of growth | 5 years |
| CCC status | Dividend Challenger |
| Dividend per share | 1.52 |
| Payout frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-div date | 15 Dec 2025 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.72 |
| EPS (1y forward) | 7.07 |
| EPS growth (5y) | - |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | - |
Dividend growth
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Dividend growth data
| SAH | S&P500 | |
| DGR MR | 8.57% | -13.74% |
| DGR TTM | 16.80% | 6.60% |
| DGR 3 years | 12.33% | 7.31% |
| DGR 5 years | 29.56% | 4.69% |
| DGR 10 years | 29.22% | 6.30% |
| DGR 15 years | 31.15% | 8.16% |
| Time since last change announced | 190 days |
| EPS growth (5y) | - |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | - |
Payout ratio
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Payout ratio data
| EPS coverage | FCF coverage | |
| TTM | 35.28% | 10.51% |
| Average | - | - |
| Forward | 21.20% | - |
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VALUATION
Valuation Ratios
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Valuation Ratios data
| Trailing P/E | 7.33 |
| Price to OCF | - |
| Price to FCF | - |
| Price to EBITDA | 2.44 |
| EV to EBITDA | 10.70 |
Valuation (Sales/Book Value)
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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
| Price to Sales | 0.10 |
| Price to Book | - |
| EV to Sales | 0.45 |
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FINANCIALS
Per share
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Per share data
| Current share count | 22.14M |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.72 |
| FCF per share (TTM) | 12.47 |
Income statement
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Income statement data
| Revenue (TTM) | 15.18B |
| Gross profit (TTM) | 2.20B |
| Operating income (TTM) | 550.50M |
| Net income (TTM) | 130.40M |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.72 |
| EPS (1y forward) | 7.07 |
Margins
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Margins data
| Gross margin (TTM) | 14.48% |
| Operating margin (TTM) | 3.63% |
| Profit margin (TTM) | 0.86% |
Balance Sheet
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Balance Sheet data
| Cash | 89.40M |
| Net receivables | 446.50M |
| Total current assets | 2.81B |
| Goodwill | 623.30M |
| Intangible assets | 252.10M |
| Property, plant and equipment | 3.28B |
| Total assets | 6.02B |
| Accounts payable | 214.70M |
| Short/Current long term debt | 4.16B |
| Total current liabilities | 2.76B |
| Total liabilities | 4.95B |
| Shareholder's equity | 1.07B |
| Net tangible assets | 0.00 |
Cash flow
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Cash flow data
| Operating cash flow (TTM) | 591.60M |
| Capital expenditures (TTM) | 154.00M |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | 437.60M |
| Dividends paid (TTM) | 46.00M |
Financial returns
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Financial returns data
| Return on Equity | 12.19% |
| Return on Assets | 2.17% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.83% |
| Cash Return on Invested Capital | 9.51% |
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STOCK INFORMATION
Stock chart
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Stock price data
| Open | 63.83 |
| Daily high | 65.79 |
| Daily low | 63.83 |
| Daily Volume | 88K |
| All-time high | 88.76 |
| 1y analyst estimate | 78.10 |
| Beta | 0.90 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.72 |
| Dividend per share | 1.52 |
| Ex-div date | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Next earnings date | 18 Feb 2026 |
Downside potential
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Downside potential data
| SAH | S&P500 | |
| Current price drop from All-time high | -28.56% | -0.89% |
| Highest price drop | -32.76% | -19.00% |
| Date of highest drop | 6 Nov 2025 | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Avg drop from high | -11.67% | -2.49% |
| Avg time to new high | 12 days | 6 days |
| Max time to new high | 102 days | 89 days |
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COMPANY DETAILS
Marketcap
1.44B
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products. Its EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges third-party finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment engages in the sale of new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; and provision of fixed operations services, and third-party finance and insurance services. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Employees
10800
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
David Bruton Smith
Country
USA
City
Charlotte
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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