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Sonic Automotive, Inc.
SAH Consumer Cyclical Auto & Truck Dealerships
Sonic Automotive, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.2 billion, up 6.53% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.57%, EPS grew 235.8%, free cash flow fell 296.5% and total debt rose 12.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
11.30 | 8.64 | 11.37 | 9.28 | 0.00 | 5.87 | 25.25 | 11.03 | 9.98 | 17.62 |
Piotroski F-Score |
5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
P/S ratio |
0.11 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
Altman Z-Score |
3.34 | 3.18 | 3.16 | 3.33 | 3.26 | 3.51 | 3.70 | 3.58 | 3.32 | 3.39 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
1.35 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.07 | 1.96 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.71 |
P/FCF ratio |
91.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.77 | 8.58 | 96.57 | 8.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.21 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.52) | (2.45) | (2.68) | (2.30) | (3.09) | (2.17) | (2.79) | (2.19) | (2.43) | (2.85) |
P/Operating CF |
(41.80) | (32.06) | (49.81) | 6.79 | 202.27 | 51.31 | (7.63) | (16.38) | 24.63 | 31.44 |
Dividend Safety Score |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
P/B ratio |
1.45 | 1.03 | 0.71 | 1.41 | 2.01 | 1.90 | 2.04 | 2.20 | 2.03 | 1.97 |
Price to Tangible BV |
6.10 | 4.34 | 2.41 | 3.30 | 3.06 | 11.39 | 6.83 | 8.90 | 7.92 | 10.94 |
EV/Sales |
0.20 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
EV/EBITDA |
6.15 | 6.02 | 5.57 | 5.12 | 18.10 | 5.42 | 8.26 | 6.98 | 6.77 | 7.90 |
EV/Operating CF |
8.93 | 11.22 | 10.63 | 11.99 | 8.01 | 11.25 | 8.81 | (246.29) | 37.07 | 7.18 |
EV/FCF |
168.62 | (25.83) | (3,915.11) | 36.50 | 11.79 | 162.48 | 17.14 | (18.28) | (179.92) | 8.16 |
Quick Ratio |
0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
Current Ratio |
1.05 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
2.80 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 1.78 | 4.92 | 2.20 | 4.04 | 3.43 | 3.16 | 3.82 |
Debt/Assets |
24.25% | 26.84% | 24.89% | 18.26% | 20.88% | 34.11% | 39.78% | 36.00% | 32.77% | 33.07% |
Debt/Equity |
1.22 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 1.58 | 2.21 | 2.17 | 1.82 | 1.85 |
Asset Turnover |
2.70 | 2.65 | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.50 | 2.84 | 2.81 | 2.78 | 2.53 | 2.55 |
Operating CF/Net income |
2.32 | 1.75 | 2.78 | 1.19 | (5.47) | 0.88 | 4.59 | (0.09) | 0.51 | 4.78 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(2.53) | (2.54) | (1.49) | (1.24) | (1.00) | (2.94) | (1.66) | (1.50) | (0.97) | (0.46) |
Interest Coverage |
2.99 | 2.38 | 1.73 | 3.03 | 0.49 | 8.32 | 2.53 | 2.33 | 2.25 | 1.89 |
| 12.81% | 12.30% | 6.42% | 16.30% | (5.84%) | 36.90% | 8.98% | 19.94% | 22.11% | 11.15% | |
| 2.59% | 2.49% | 1.36% | 3.66% | (1.32%) | 8.00% | 1.78% | 3.45% | 3.84% | 2.00% | |
ROIC |
9.07% | 7.33% | 6.30% | 11.59% | 1.48% | 13.60% | 7.42% | 9.48% | 9.78% | 7.56% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
8.43% | 7.67% | 4.21% | 13.74% | (4.39%) | 21.13% | 4.60% | 9.75% | 11.65% | 6.60% |
Average Days of Receivables |
16.14 | 17.83 | 16.07 | 15.11 | 13.89 | 11.81 | 12.05 | 13.41 | 12.72 | 11.30 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
11.41% | 11.63% | 11.51% | 10.52% | 10.53% | 10.28% | 11.11% | 11.14% | 11.09% | 11.07% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.11% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.15% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.84) | (1.25) | (1.67) | (0.83) | (0.64) | (0.89) | (1.03) | (0.99) | (0.90) | (0.98) |
Graham Number |
27.01 | 29.27 | 22.91 | 40.63 | 0.00 | 70.23 | 31.20 | 54.02 | 66.69 | 49.81 |
Earnings Yield |
8.85% | 11.58% | 8.79% | 10.77% | (3.06%) | 17.05% | 3.96% | 9.07% | 10.02% | 5.67% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
1.09% | (8.74%) | (0.07%) | 4.21% | 11.65% | 1.04% | 11.42% | (10.77%) | (1.04%) | 23.73% |
Revenue per Share |
213.24 | 224.27 | 233.02 | 243.03 | 229.81 | 299.43 | 361.79 | 410.64 | 417.13 | 445.69 |
Operating CF per Share |
4.74 | 3.70 | 3.36 | 3.97 | 6.61 | 7.40 | 10.49 | (0.45) | 3.20 | 16.69 |
Capex per Share |
(4.49) | (5.31) | (3.37) | (2.67) | (2.12) | (6.89) | (5.10) | (5.59) | (3.86) | (2.01) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
0.25 | (1.61) | (0.01) | 1.30 | 4.49 | 0.51 | 5.39 | (6.04) | (0.66) | 14.68 |
Cash per Share |
0.07 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.68 | 4.01 | 7.23 | 5.92 | 0.83 | 1.29 | 0.19 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
15.89 | 17.88 | 19.27 | 21.96 | 19.17 | 26.00 | 23.13 | 25.48 | 31.15 | 31.41 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
15.89 | 17.88 | 19.27 | 21.96 | 19.17 | 26.00 | 23.13 | 25.48 | 31.15 | 31.41 |
Free Cash Flow |
11.46 | (70.77) | (0.39) | 56.10 | 191.00 | 21.20 | 208.70 | (211.50) | (22.50) | 499.10 |
Working Capital |
94.16 | 64.97 | 47.54 | (48.55) | 51.20 | 192.40 | 360.90 | 227.50 | 247.80 | 234.60 |
Capital Expenditures |
(204.91) | (233.65) | (144.06) | (114.70) | (90.10) | (285.10) | (197.40) | (195.80) | (131.70) | (68.30) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(883.13) | (1,011.96) | (980.30) | (1,108.66) | (1,048.60) | (1,814.60) | (1,876.80) | (1,952.30) | (1,947.90) | (2,070.10) |
EV/EBIT |
8.29 | 8.64 | 8.59 | 6.65 | 66.41 | 6.40 | 11.40 | 9.13 | 8.77 | 11.08 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Price to Operating Income |
4.52 | 3.83 | 3.31 | 4.33 | 48.35 | 3.80 | 5.82 | 4.64 | 4.68 | 5.72 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Cash ROIC |
0.71% | (3.89%) | (0.02%) | 3.27% | 10.81% | 0.69% | 6.72% | (7.42%) | (0.74%) | 16.37% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
24.07 | 21.63 | 21.63 | 24.01 | 24.28 | 32.08 | 32.43 | 29.02 | 27.78 | 31.41 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
66.70 | 67.92 | 69.67 | 71.62 | 69.44 | 87.94 | 86.01 | 84.15 | 74.78 | 79.08 |
Inventory Turnover |
5.24 | 5.45 | 5.59 | 5.86 | 6.03 | 8.36 | 9.43 | 8.68 | 6.81 | 6.43 |
Average Days of Payables |
5.18 | 5.64 | 4.90 | 5.52 | 4.60 | 4.64 | 4.32 | 4.51 | 5.22 | 4.32 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
69.05 | 65.66 | 65.59 | 62.02 | 54.57 | 43.92 | 38.01 | 47.51 | 59.39 | 57.53 |
Average Receivables |
404.38 | 456.18 | 460.16 | 435.46 | 402.22 | 386.40 | 431.75 | 495.25 | 512.00 | 482.45 |
Average Payables |
124.47 | 123.82 | 122.08 | 124.74 | 120.16 | 119.20 | 135.85 | 144.10 | 160.90 | 161.50 |
Average Inventory |
1,585.14 | 1,541.72 | 1,520.60 | 1,523.17 | 1,382.59 | 1,254.25 | 1,239.00 | 1,397.55 | 1,768.00 | 1,985.30 |
Average Assets |
3,600.86 | 3,728.93 | 3,807.66 | 3,933.92 | 3,908.52 | 4,360.55 | 4,976.70 | 5,171.45 | 5,630.15 | 5,933.20 |
Average Common Equity |
727.11 | 755.96 | 804.94 | 883.94 | 879.78 | 945.60 | 985.80 | 893.55 | 976.75 | 1,064.50 |
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