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Operates new and used car dealerships plus EchoPark, a standalone used-vehicle retail brand, across the US.
Operates new and used car dealerships plus EchoPark, a standalone used-vehicle retail brand, across the US.
Earns more from servicing and parts and from arranging loans and insurance for buyers than from the new cars themselves, which carry thin dealer margins. The family of founder Bruton Smith keeps control through shares carrying extra votes.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution). Multi-brand dealership scale plus a distinct low-cost used-car format (EchoPark).
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, US · Founded: 1997 · Employees: 11,000
Size Sonic Automotive (SAH) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Specialty Stores) with a market value of $1.95B, the 1809th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $61.71 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 24.0%, against +22.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.9%); the operating margin is 3.2% (peer median 9.0%).
Valuation It trades at 9.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.3× (3rd cheapest of 20).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.1 points above its cost of capital (6.7% WACC).
Credit Sonic Automotive has 1 bond outstanding ($500M), rated BB- by the agencies and trading like BB+ at a weighted spread of 151 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 12.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 17 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.5B | $15.2B | $14.2B | $14.4B | $14.0B |
| Revenue growth | — | +7% | -1% | +3% | — |
| Gross profit | $2.27B | $2.22B | $2.04B | $2.10B | $2.19B |
| EBITDA | $654M | $710M | $610M | $666M | $762M |
| Net income | $206M | $119M | $216M | $178M | $88.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$261M | $398M | -$89.6M | -$256M | $154M |
| Capital expenditure | $261M | $150M | $187M | $204M | $227M |
| Total debt | $4.72B | $4.23B | $4.13B | $3.86B | $3.49B |
The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.
| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Automotive SAH | $1.95B | -24% | +2% | 3% | 9.3× | n/a |
| Asbury Automotive ABG | $3.64B | +1% | -1% | 5% | 7.6× | -2.4% |
| Group 1 Automotive GPI | $3.12B | -27% | -3% | 5% | 7.1× | -6.1% |
| Lithia Motors LAD | $6.68B | +5% | +1% | 4% | 8.0× | n/a |
| CarMax KMX | $7.31B | +28% | +4% | 2% | 15.5× | 17.6% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | SAH | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +0.3% | +10.9% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -24.0% | +22.1% | lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -45.7% | -17.9% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.0% | +8.9% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 9.0% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.3× | 16.3× | 3rd cheapest of 20 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.1 pp | +3.6 pp | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.2× | 1.7× | 2nd most indebted of 18 |
| Bond spread | 151 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Automotive SAH | United States | $1.95B | -24% | +2% | 3% | 9.3× | n/a | n/a |
| MTG 7806.T | Japan | $1.96B | +36% | +44% | 11% | 27.4× | n/a | n/a |
| North West NWC.TO | Canada | $2.02B | +17% | +1% | 8% | 17.1× | -2.8% | +1.9% |
| Chow Tai Seng Jewelry 002867.SZ | China | $1.88B | -12% | -22% | 14% | 13.1× | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| Super Retail SUL.AX | Australia | $2.14B | +22% | +3% | 9% | 13.8× | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| Lovisa LOV.AX | Australia | $2.18B | +32% | +18% | 18% | 27.8× | 21.9% | +26.7% |
| Lalithaa Jewellery Mart LALITHAA.NS | India | $2.21B | n/a | +48% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Caishikou Department Store 605599.SS | China | $1.71B | -23% | +37% | 4% | 13.3× | -17.2% | +32.7% |
| Sally Beauty SBH | United States | $1.71B | +31% | +1% | 9% | 8.3× | -2.6% | +1.0% |
| Watches of Switzerland WOSG.L | United Kingdom | $2.34B | +43% | +11% | 10% | 14.1× | 14.5% | +15.1% |
| Honasa Consumer HONASA.NS | India | $1.61B | +32% | +21% | 10% | 52.9× | 42.5% | +39.1% |
| POYA International 5904.TWO | Taiwan | $2.38B | +65% | +13% | 17% | 18.7× | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| Luk Fook Holdings (International) 0590.HK | Hong Kong | $1.58B | -9% | +29% | 20% | 6.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Dunelm DNLM.L | United Kingdom | $2.44B | +24% | +3% | 12% | 11.7× | 2.4% | +6.4% |
| RH RH | United States | $2.48B | -2% | +3% | 10% | 20.2× | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| Savers Value Village SVV | United States | $1.52B | +22% | +10% | 8% | 18.2× | 12.9% | +15.0% |
| Pets At Home PETS.L | United Kingdom | $1.51B | +48% | -1% | 7% | 15.9× | 9.2% | +5.2% |
| Bob's Discount Furniture BOBS | United States | $2.54B | +42% | +17% | 9% | 20.2× | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| Leon's Furniture LNF.TO | Canada | $1.43B | +16% | 0% | 8% | 13.3× | -3.3% | +3.0% |
| National Vision EYE | United States | $1.42B | -22% | +8% | 4% | 16.3× | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart 600655.SS | China | $2.70B | -6% | -21% | -3% | 77.3× | 15.9% | -4.4% |
Sonic Automotive has 1 bond outstanding with $500M face value. The agencies rate it BB-; its bonds trade like BB+. Weighted yield 6.13%, a spread of 151 bp over government bonds.