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Sonic Automotive, Inc. SAH

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62.80 USD -1.25 (-1.95%)

At closeNov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

62.80 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 5, 4:00 PM ET

61.55 Day range 66.24
58.28 52-week range 112.66
YTD
+1.52%
1 year
+2.85%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.16 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 4
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 17.7×
FY 2016: 11.2×FY 2017: 8.7×FY 2018: 11.4×FY 2019: 9.2×FY 2020: -32.4×FY 2021: 5.9×FY 2022: 21.5×FY 2023: 11.0×FY 2024: 10.0×FY 2025: 17.7×
FY 2016 5y median 11.0× FY 2025
P/S 0.1×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: 0.1×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: 0.1×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.2×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 0.2×FY 2025: 0.1×
FY 2016 5y median 0.1× FY 2025
P/B 2.0×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 2.2×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 2.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
P/FCF 5.0×
FY 2016: 103×FY 2017: -11.4×FY 2018: -29.5×FY 2019: 29.5×FY 2020: 10.6×FY 2021: 253×FY 2022: 10.7×FY 2023: -9.0×FY 2024: -27.7×FY 2025: 5.0×
FY 2016 5y median 5.0× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 12.6×
FY 2016: 11.4×FY 2017: 11.7×FY 2018: 11.3×FY 2019: 10.1×FY 2020: 32.9×FY 2021: 8.3×FY 2022: 12.1×FY 2023: 10.6×FY 2024: 10.7×FY 2025: 12.6×
FY 2016 5y median 10.7× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
FCF Yield 19.9%
FY 2016: 1.0%FY 2017: -8.8%FY 2018: -3.4%FY 2019: 3.4%FY 2020: 9.4%FY 2021: 0.4%FY 2022: 9.4%FY 2023: -11.1%FY 2024: -3.6%FY 2025: 19.9%
FY 2016 5y median 0.4% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 15.7%
FY 2016: 14.7%FY 2017: 14.8%FY 2018: 14.5%FY 2019: 14.5%FY 2020: 14.6%FY 2021: 15.4%FY 2022: 16.5%FY 2023: 15.6%FY 2024: 15.4%FY 2025: 15.7%
FY 2016 5y median 15.6% FY 2025
Operating Margin 3.6%
FY 2016: 2.4%FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 1.8%FY 2019: 2.9%FY 2020: 0.3%FY 2021: 4.3%FY 2022: 4.5%FY 2023: 3.5%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: 3.6%
FY 2016 5y median 3.6% FY 2025
Net Margin 0.8%
FY 2016: 1.0%FY 2017: 0.9%FY 2018: 0.5%FY 2019: 1.4%FY 2020: -0.5%FY 2021: 2.8%FY 2022: 0.6%FY 2023: 1.2%FY 2024: 1.5%FY 2025: 0.8%
FY 2016 5y median 1.2% FY 2025
ROE 11.1%
FY 2016: 12.9%FY 2017: 11.8%FY 2018: 6.3%FY 2019: 15.3%FY 2020: -6.3%FY 2021: 32.4%FY 2022: 9.9%FY 2023: 20.0%FY 2024: 20.3%FY 2025: 11.1%
FY 2016 5y median 20.0% FY 2025
ROIC 6.9%
FY 2016: 4.3%FY 2017: 5.4%FY 2018: 3.6%FY 2019: 6.1%FY 2020: 1.0%FY 2021: 9.1%FY 2022: 6.6%FY 2023: 7.6%FY 2024: 7.4%FY 2025: 6.9%
FY 2016 5y median 7.4% FY 2025
ROA 2.0%
FY 2016: 2.6%FY 2017: 2.4%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: -1.4%FY 2021: 7.0%FY 2022: 1.8%FY 2023: 3.3%FY 2024: 3.7%FY 2025: 2.0%
FY 2016 5y median 3.3% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 6.5%
FY 2016: 1.1%FY 2017: 1.4%FY 2018: 0.9%FY 2019: 5.1%FY 2020: -6.6%FY 2021: 26.9%FY 2022: 12.9%FY 2023: 2.7%FY 2024: -1.0%FY 2025: 6.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 16.3%
FY 2016: 7.2%FY 2017: -9.2%FY 2018: -16.0%FY 2019: 73.2%FY 2020: -89.0%FY 2021: 1488.2%FY 2022: 17.8%FY 2023: -20.7%FY 2024: -7.5%FY 2025: 16.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -44.7%
FY 2016: 19.4%FY 2017: 3.0%FY 2018: -42.6%FY 2019: 175.8%FY 2020: -136.0%FY 2021: 777.3%FY 2022: -72.3%FY 2023: 122.4%FY 2024: 24.6%FY 2025: -44.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 634.6%
FY 2016: 109.8%FY 2017: -804.0%FY 2018: 72.1%FY 2019: 326.6%FY 2020: 240.5%FY 2021: -94.7%FY 2022: 2109.9%FY 2023: -222.5%FY 2024: 64.4%FY 2025: 634.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.1×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.3×
FY 2016: 0.2×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 4.0×
FY 2016: 3.3×FY 2017: 3.2×FY 2018: 3.0×FY 2019: 2.8×FY 2020: 3.0×FY 2021: 3.1×FY 2022: 3.9×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 3.9×FY 2025: 4.0×
FY 2016 5y median 3.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 8.4×
FY 2016: 7.9×FY 2017: 8.8×FY 2018: 9.1×FY 2019: 6.7×FY 2020: 19.1×FY 2021: 4.9×FY 2022: 7.6×FY 2023: 7.0×FY 2024: 7.0×FY 2025: 8.4×
FY 2016 5y median 7.0× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.8×
FY 2016: 3.2×FY 2017: 2.5×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 8.5×FY 2022: 5.1×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.8× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.3%
FY 2016: 0.8%FY 2017: 1.1%FY 2018: 1.7%FY 2019: 1.2%FY 2020: 1.0%FY 2021: 0.9%FY 2022: 1.8%FY 2023: 2.0%FY 2024: 1.9%FY 2025: 2.3%
FY 2016 5y median 1.9% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 41.1%
FY 2016: 9.3%FY 2017: 9.5%FY 2018: 19.0%FY 2019: 10.8%FY 2020: -33.3%FY 2021: 5.2%FY 2022: 39.0%FY 2023: 22.4%FY 2024: 18.9%FY 2025: 41.1%
FY 2016 5y median 22.4% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31