SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
SAHNYSE
$100.37
↓ -2.3%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +20.4%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$3.4B
Enterprise Value
$5.1B
P/E
31.7
P/S
0.2
P/B
3.5
EV/EBITDA
9.9
PEG
2.1
FCF Yield
7.3%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$15.2B
Net Income (TTM)
$108.9M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$249.2M
Gross Margin
15.9%
Operating Margin
2.3%
Net Margin
0.7%
ROE
11.1%
ROIC
13.1%
Debt / Equity
1.8
Net Cash
-$1.7B
Return 1Y
+34.4%
Company profile
Sonic Automotive, Inc. operates in two segments, Franchised Dealerships and EchoPark. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; arranges finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 140 new vehicle franchises; 17 collision repair centers in 17 states; 46 EchoPark stores in 16 states.
- CEO
- David B. Smith
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Retail
- Employees
- 10,300
- Headquarters
- North Carolina
- Website
- sonicautomotive.com
Management & directors
- Dyke JeffPresident
- Byrd HeathEVP and CFO
- Smith David BrutonChairman and CEO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
SAH Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$3.7B↑ +1.0%
Diluted EPS$1.79↓ -12.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.8B | $12.4B | $14.0B | $14.4B | $14.2B | $15.2B |
| Gross profit | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.4B |
| Operating income | $33.9M | $538.4M | $314.0M | $423.6M | $461.5M | $367.5M |
| Net income | -$51.4M | $348.9M | $88.5M | $178.2M | $216.0M | $118.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$1.21 | $8.06 | $2.23 | $4.97 | $6.18 | $3.42 |
| Operating cash flow | $281.1M | $306.3M | $406.1M | -$15.7M | $109.2M | $567.4M |
| Free cash flow | $153.9M | $8.1M | $179.0M | -$219.3M | -$78.1M | $417.5M |
| Gross margin | 14.6% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | -0.5% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.5B | $3.5B | $3.9B | $3.7B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $3.9B | $3.7B |
| Gross profit | $539.1M | $543.6M | $573.9M | $566.4M | $602.2M | $615.5M | $598.8M | $598.8M |
| Operating income | $107.7M | $113.6M | $133.5M | $145.0M | -$23.3M | $122.7M | $123.1M | $132.7M |
| Net income | $41.2M | $74.2M | $58.6M | $70.6M | -$45.6M | $46.8M | $46.9M | $60.8M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.18 | $2.13 | $1.67 | $2.04 | -$1.34 | $1.33 | $1.39 | $1.79 |
| Operating cash flow | -$136.4M | $87.8M | $87.7M | $195.8M | $136.8M | $167.9M | $66.9M | $35.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$185.2M | $34.5M | -$245.5M | $150.8M | $102.7M | $134.4M | -$195.6M | -$1.5M |
| Gross margin | 15.6% | 15.6% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 16.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.0% | -0.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.9% | -1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
Company news
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | DYKE JEFF· President | Sale | 35,114 | $85.22 | $3.0M | filing |
| 2026-06-09 | DYKE JEFF· President | Sale | 14,886 | $85.13 | $1.3M | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | DYKE JEFF· President | Sale | 50,000 | $82.97 | $4.1M | filing |
| 2026-06-02 | Byrd Heath· EVP and CFO | Sale | 5,061 | $85.00 | $430,185.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-28 | Byrd Heath· EVP and CFO | Sale | 9,526 | $85.00 | $809,710.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | SMITH MARCUS G | Award | 4,373 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | Hodge Michael Edward | Award | 3,608 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | Kaiser Keri A | Award | 3,061 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | Award | 4,373 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | BELK WILLIAM I | Award | 2,843 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | BROOKS WILLIAM R | Award | 2,916 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | TAYLOR R EUGENE | Award | 2,843 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON· Chairman and CEO | D | 13,259 | $68.57 | $909,169.63 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | DYKE JEFF· President | D | 7,534 | $68.57 | $516,606.38 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Byrd Heath· EVP and CFO | D | 5,872 | $68.57 | $402,643.04 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | DYKE JEFF· President | Option exercise | 7,534 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON· Chairman and CEO | Option exercise | 13,259 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Byrd Heath· EVP and CFO | Option exercise | 5,872 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-02-17 | Rusnak Paul P. | Buy | 11,481 | $59.95 | $688,285.95 | filing |
| 2026-02-13 | Rusnak Paul P. | Buy | 48,540 | $59.92 | $2.9M | filing |
| 2026-02-12 | Rusnak Paul P. | Buy | 11,483 | $59.97 | $688,635.51 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Rusnak Paul P. | Buy | 1,931 | $59.98 | $115,821.38 | filing |
| 2026-02-10 | Rusnak Paul P. | Buy | 7,827 | $59.96 | $469,306.92 | filing |
| 2026-02-08 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON· Chairman and CEO | Tax withholding | 12,348 | $62.46 | $771,256.08 | filing |
| 2026-02-08 | DYKE JEFF· President | Tax withholding | 5,346 | $62.46 | $333,911.16 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.