Sonic Automotive, Inc.

$71.78 ▼ -0.58%
2026-04-21 09:17:00

Explore Sonic Automotive, Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$2.4 B
Current Price
$71.78
52W High / Low
$89.62 / $54.11
Stock P/E
20.22
Book Value
$31.81
Dividend Yield
2.12%
ROCE
16.05%
ROE
11.14%
Face Value
EPS
$3.42
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Employees
11,000
Beta
0.83
Debt / Equity
395.85
Current Ratio
1.09
Quick Ratio
0.32
Forward P/E
9.46
Price / Sales
0.15
Enterprise Value
$6.21 B
EV / EBITDA
9.5
EV / Revenue
0.41
Rating
Buy
Target Price
$75.91
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Efficient use of capital employed.
  • Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

  • Leverage is relatively high.
  • Operating margin is thin.
  • Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024
Sales3.87 B3.97 B3.66 B3.65 B3.9 B
Operating Profit123.2 M122.7 M149.1 M146.4 M135 M
Net Profit46.9 M46.8 M-45.6 M70.6 M58.6 M
EPS in Rs2.182.17-2.123.282.72

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales15.15 B14.22 B14.37 B14 B
Operating Profit541.3 M465.4 M502.9 M634.4 M
Net Profit118.7 M216 M178.2 M88.5 M
EPS in Rs5.5210.048.284.11

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets5.97 B5.9 B5.36 B4.98 B
Total Liabilities4.9 B4.83 B4.47 B4.08 B
Equity1.07 B1.06 B891.9 M895.2 M
Current Assets2.83 B2.89 B2.52 B2.21 B
Current Liabilities2.6 B2.64 B2.29 B1.85 B

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF567.4 M109.2 M-15.7 M406.1 M
Investing CF-499 M-178.3 M-218.7 M-299.7 M
Financing CF-106.1 M84.3 M34.1 M-176.6 M
Free CF417.5 M-78.1 M-219.3 M179 M
Capex-149.9 M-187.3 M-203.6 M-227.1 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2024202320222021
Revenue Growth %-1.03%2.65%
Earnings Growth %21.21%101.36%
Profit Margin %1.52%1.24%0.63%
Operating Margin %3.27%3.5%4.53%
Gross Margin %15.42%15.63%16.55%
EBITDA Margin %4.25%3.94%3.15%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex DateDividend
2026-03-13$0.38
2025-12-15$0.38
2025-09-15$0.38
2025-06-13$0.35
2025-03-14$0.35
2024-12-13$0.35
2024-09-13$0.3
2024-06-14$0.3
2024-03-14$0.3
2023-12-14$0.3
2023-09-14$0.29
2023-06-14$0.29
2023-03-14$0.28
2022-12-14$0.28
2022-09-14$0.25
2022-06-14$0.25
2022-03-14$0.25
2021-12-14$0.12
2021-09-14$0.12
2021-06-14$0.12

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Mutual Fund 0.89 M $57.99 M 0.04% 2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF Mutual Fund 0.36 M $23.06 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
Invesco Exch-Trd Fd. TRT II-Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF Mutual Fund 0.26 M $16.55 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS-American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Mutual Fund 0.23 M $15.13 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Mutual Fund 0.19 M $12.2 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
Blackrock Inc. Institutional 2.45 M $159.15 M 0.11% 2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 1.63 M $105.78 M 0.08% 2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Institutional 1.27 M $82.08 M 0.06% 2025-12-31
Nomura Asset Management International Inc Institutional 0.71 M $45.83 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
State Street Corporation Institutional 0.7 M $45.48 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Westwood Holdings Group Inc. Institutional 0.6 M $38.67 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Invesco Ltd. Institutional 0.51 M $33.15 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.44 M $28.6 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC Institutional 0.38 M $24.33 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. Institutional 0.37 M $24.05 M 0.02% 2025-12-31