NYSE : SAH
Sonic Automotive, Inc. — Financial statements
Consumer Discretionary · Auto & Truck Dealerships · United States
Last price 63.23 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 2.00B
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Financial statements
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) reported revenue of 15.48B USD (TTM). Five years of income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios below.
Income statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | 14.67B | 14.35B | 13.52B | 13.69B | 13.32B | 11.76B |
| Other Revenue | 816.40M | 798.90M | 707.80M | 683.70M | 679.10M | 637.20M |
| Revenue | 15.48B | 15.15B | 14.22B | 14.37B | 14.00B | 12.40B |
| Cost of Revenue | 13.05B | 12.77B | 12.03B | 12.13B | 11.68B | 10.48B |
| Gross Profit | 2.43B | 2.38B | 2.19B | 2.25B | 2.32B | 1.91B |
| Selling, General & Admin | 1.77B | 1.71B | 1.56B | 1.60B | 1.56B | 1.27B |
| Operating Expenses | 1.93B | 1.87B | 1.71B | 1.74B | 1.68B | 1.38B |
| Operating Income | 505.60M | 511.90M | 480.90M | 502.90M | 634.40M | 538.50M |
| Interest Expense | -204.00M | -194.80M | -204.90M | -181.80M | -124.20M | -64.70M |
| Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | 200.00K | 100.00K | -500.00K | 100.00K | 200.00K | -15.50M |
| EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 301.80M | 317.20M | 275.50M | 321.20M | 510.40M | 458.30M |
| Merger & Restructuring Charges | 167.80M | -5.60M | 7.20M | |||
| Impairment of Goodwill | -202.90M | |||||
| Asset Writedown | -173.80M | -173.80M | -3.90M | -79.30M | -117.50M | -100.00K |
| Other Unusual Items | 300.00K | -5.00M | -32.70M | |||
| Pretax Income | 296.10M | 172.80M | 256.10M | 241.90M | 190.00M | 458.20M |
| Income Tax Expense | 89.80M | 54.10M | 40.10M | 63.70M | 101.50M | 109.30M |
| Earnings From Continuing Operations | 206.30M | 118.70M | 216.00M | 178.20M | 88.50M | 348.90M |
| Net Income | 206.30M | 118.70M | 216.00M | 178.20M | 88.50M | 348.90M |
| Net Income to Common | 206.30M | 118.70M | 216.00M | 178.20M | 88.50M | 348.90M |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 32.73M | 34.00M | 34.10M | 35.00M | 38.70M | 41.40M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 33.20M | 34.70M | 35.00M | 35.90M | 39.70M | 43.30M |
| EPS (Basic) | 6.30 | 3.49 | 6.33 | 5.09 | 2.29 | 8.43 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 6.23 | 3.42 | 6.18 | 4.97 | 2.23 | 8.06 |
| Free Cash Flow | -204.20M | 437.30M | 109.20M | -15.70M | 406.10M | 306.30M |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -6.15 | 12.60 | 3.12 | -0.44 | 10.23 | 7.07 |
| Dividend Per Share | 1.58 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.03 | 0.46 |
| Gross Margin | 15.70% | 15.72% | 15.42% | 15.62% | 16.55% | 15.44% |
| Operating Margin | 3.27% | 3.38% | 3.38% | 3.50% | 4.53% | 4.34% |
| Profit Margin | 1.33% | 0.78% | 1.52% | 1.24% | 0.63% | 2.81% |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | -1.32% | 2.89% | 0.77% | -0.11% | 2.90% | 2.47% |
| EBITDA | 641.40M | 653.20M | 611.30M | 627.10M | 748.30M | 632.30M |
| EBITDA Margin | 4.14% | 4.31% | 4.30% | 4.36% | 5.34% | 5.10% |
| D&A For EBITDA | 135.80M | 141.30M | 130.40M | 124.20M | 113.90M | 93.80M |
| EBIT | 505.60M | 511.90M | 480.90M | 502.90M | 634.40M | 538.50M |
| EBIT Margin | 3.27% | 3.38% | 3.38% | 3.50% | 4.53% | 4.34% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 30.33% | 31.31% | 15.66% | 26.33% | 53.42% | 23.85% |
| Revenue as Reported | 15.48B | 15.15B | 14.22B | 14.37B | 14.00B | 12.40B |
| Advertising Expenses | 101.20M | 84.50M | 61.60M |
Balance sheet
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 10.70M | 6.30M | 44.00M | 28.90M | 229.20M | 299.40M |
| Short-Term Investments | 190.00M | 300.00M | 340.00M | 345.00M | 272.00M | 99.80M |
| Trading Asset Securities | 1.30M | 100.00K | 1.00M | |||
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 202.00M | 306.40M | 384.00M | 374.90M | 501.20M | 399.20M |
| Accounts Receivable | 391.60M | 340.00M | 376.90M | 380.90M | 284.90M | 212.60M |
| Other Receivables | 129.00M | 119.00M | 147.20M | 177.50M | 188.50M | |
| Receivables | 391.60M | 469.00M | 495.90M | 528.10M | 462.40M | 401.10M |
| Inventory | 2.44B | 2.01B | 1.96B | 1.58B | 1.22B | 1.26B |
| Other Current Assets | 53.20M | 44.20M | 47.90M | 39.10M | 25.90M | 22.60M |
| Total Current Assets | 3.09B | 2.83B | 2.89B | 2.52B | 2.21B | 2.08B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 2.34B | 2.17B | 2.15B | 2.06B | 2.05B | 1.93B |
| Long-Term Investments | 100.00K | 1.00M | 500.00K | |||
| Goodwill | 428.50M | 421.80M | 358.50M | 253.80M | 231.00M | 416.40M |
| Other Intangible Assets | 508.40M | 454.10M | 430.30M | 417.40M | 396.70M | 480.20M |
| Long-Term Accounts Receivable | 8.10M | 10.20M | 13.20M | 19.80M | ||
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets | 40.60M | 22.00M | 10.90M | |||
| Other Long-Term Assets | 141.20M | 81.60M | 59.80M | 51.40M | 75.30M | 51.60M |
| Total Assets | 6.51B | 5.97B | 5.90B | 5.36B | 4.98B | 4.98B |
| Accounts Payable | 164.90M | 151.00M | 172.00M | 149.80M | 138.40M | 133.30M |
| Accrued Expenses | 451.60M | 409.10M | 412.80M | 370.20M | 352.40M | 349.00M |
| Short-Term Debt | 2.29B | 1.93B | 1.94B | 1.67B | 1.23B | 1.27B |
| Current Portion of Long-Term Debt | 193.30M | 52.40M | 76.10M | 60.10M | 79.50M | 50.60M |
| Current Portion of Leases | 152.00M | 52.70M | 37.50M | 40.10M | 47.50M | 88.90M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1.50M | |||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 3.25B | 2.60B | 2.64B | 2.29B | 1.85B | 1.89B |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.56B | 1.56B | 1.51B | 1.62B | 1.67B | 1.51B |
| Long-Term Leases | 533.90M | 627.30M | 564.10M | 473.70M | 460.00M | 400.30M |
| Pension & Post-Retirement Benefits | 25.30M | 21.30M | 21.90M | 20.30M | 23.10M | |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | 111.60M | 89.10M | 98.40M | 67.70M | 85.20M | 72.90M |
| Total Liabilities | 5.45B | 4.90B | 4.83B | 4.47B | 4.08B | 3.90B |
| Common Stock | 800.00K | 800.00K | 800.00K | 800.00K | 800.00K | 800.00K |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | 921.40M | 908.20M | 884.60M | 855.40M | 819.40M | 790.20M |
| Retained Earnings | 1.60B | 1.48B | 1.41B | 1.24B | 1.10B | 1.05B |
| Treasury Stock | -1.46B | -1.32B | -1.24B | -1.20B | -1.03B | -765.00M |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | 600.00K | -700.00K | 3.80M | 1.60M | 1.60M | -1.30M |
| Shareholders' Equity | 1.06B | 1.07B | 1.06B | 891.90M | 895.20M | 1.08B |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | 6.51B | 5.97B | 5.90B | 5.36B | 4.98B | 4.98B |
| Total Debt | 4.72B | 4.23B | 4.13B | 3.86B | 3.49B | 3.32B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -4.52B | -3.92B | -3.74B | -3.49B | -2.99B | -2.92B |
| Net Cash Per Share | -136.19 | -113.02 | -107.00 | -97.16 | -75.20 | -67.43 |
| Filing Date Shares Outstanding | 31.62M | 33.58M | 33.72M | 33.98M | 36.04M | 40.22M |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 31.62M | 33.58M | 34.11M | 33.96M | 36.23M | 40.72M |
| Working Capital | -160.00M | 234.60M | 247.80M | 227.50M | 360.90M | 192.40M |
| Book Value Per Share | 33.57 | 31.81 | 31.14 | 26.26 | 24.71 | 26.43 |
| Tangible Book Value | 124.60M | 192.20M | 273.50M | 220.70M | 267.50M | 179.80M |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 3.94 | 5.72 | 8.02 | 6.50 | 7.38 | 4.42 |
| Land | 542.60M | 470.10M | 484.30M | 493.00M | 478.20M | 447.40M |
| Buildings | 1.60B | 1.55B | 1.49B | 1.41B | 1.37B | 1.24B |
| Machinery | 608.80M | 565.70M | 577.30M | 563.30M | 504.10M | 451.20M |
| Construction In Progress | 101.80M | 59.30M | 61.60M | 61.40M | 57.00M | 68.10M |
Cash flow statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 206.30M | 118.70M | 216.00M | 178.20M | 88.50M | 348.90M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 135.80M | 141.30M | 130.40M | 124.20M | 113.90M | 93.80M |
| Other Amortization | 7.40M | 6.60M | 5.80M | 6.50M | 5.20M | 3.30M |
| Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | -900.00K | 6.60M | 600.00K | -18.40M | -10.80M | -3.30M |
| Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | 200.00K | 173.60M | 3.90M | 79.30M | 320.40M | 100.00K |
| Loss (Gain) From Sale of Investments | -3.50M | |||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | 23.70M | 23.10M | 23.50M | 23.30M | 20.50M | 15.00M |
| Other Operating Activities | 23.20M | -24.30M | -29.30M | -18.00M | -11.20M | 28.00M |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | 60.30M | 31.40M | 42.60M | -57.00M | -50.40M | 500.00K |
| Change in Inventory | -372.90M | 104.60M | -358.30M | -375.20M | 81.40M | 252.40M |
| Change in Accounts Payable | -50.80M | -27.80M | 30.50M | 37.40M | -10.70M | -488.10M |
| Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 20.10M | 13.60M | 47.00M | 4.00M | -140.70M | 55.70M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 52.40M | 567.40M | 109.20M | -15.70M | 406.10M | 306.30M |
| Capital Expenditures | -256.60M | -130.10M | ||||
| Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment | 55.40M | 81.60M | 55.60M | 7.80M | 29.70M | 13.10M |
| Cash Acquisitions | -169.30M | -440.30M | -54.80M | -75.10M | -102.30M | -1.02B |
| Divestitures | 40.50M | 9.60M | 8.20M | 52.20M | 6.60M | |
| Sale (Purchase) of Real Estate | -4.40M | -19.80M | -187.30M | -203.60M | -227.10M | -298.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -334.40M | -499.00M | -178.30M | -218.70M | -299.70M | -1.30B |
| Short-Term Debt Issued | 122.00M | 335.60M | 396.30M | 444.50M | ||
| Long-Term Debt Issued | 149.10M | 78.00M | 327.00M | 1.17B | ||
| Total Debt Issued | 617.90M | 271.10M | 413.60M | 396.30M | 327.00M | 1.61B |
| Short-Term Debt Repaid | -107.60M | -77.50M | -61.40M | -65.90M | -4.90M | |
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -137.40M | -174.10M | -94.20M | -141.90M | -358.90M | |
| Total Debt Repaid | -181.40M | -245.00M | -251.60M | -155.60M | -207.80M | -363.80M |
| Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | 436.50M | 26.10M | 162.00M | 240.70M | 119.20M | 1.25B |
| Issuance of Common Stock | 200.00K | 500.00K | 5.70M | 12.70M | 8.70M | 7.70M |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -180.30M | -82.40M | -34.40M | -177.60M | -261.90M | -93.30M |
| Common Dividends Paid | -51.20M | -48.80M | -40.80M | -40.00M | -34.50M | -18.30M |
| Other Financing Activities | -1.90M | -1.50M | -8.20M | -1.70M | -8.10M | -23.10M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 203.30M | -106.10M | 84.30M | 34.10M | -176.60M | 1.12B |
| Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments | -100.00K | |||||
| Net Cash Flow | -78.70M | -37.70M | 15.10M | -200.30M | -70.20M | 129.10M |
| Free Cash Flow | -204.20M | 437.30M | 109.20M | -15.70M | 406.10M | 306.30M |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | -1.32% | 2.89% | 0.77% | -0.11% | 2.90% | 2.47% |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -6.15 | 12.60 | 3.12 | -0.44 | 10.23 | 7.07 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | -290.50M | 189.79M | 41.00M | -56.51M | 445.27M | 453.02M |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | -170.40M | 304.94M | 163.26M | 50.61M | 517.70M | 490.16M |
| Cash Interest Paid | 198.90M | 189.50M | 199.20M | 172.20M | 116.90M | 57.40M |
| Cash Income Tax Paid | 91.40M | 100.80M | 35.70M | 86.30M | 126.30M | 98.80M |
| Change in Working Capital | -343.30M | 121.80M | -238.20M | -390.80M | -120.40M | -179.50M |
Ratios
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | 1.99B | 2.11B | 2.17B | 1.90B | 1.80B | 2.04B |
| Enterprise Value | 6.51B | 6.01B | 5.84B | 5.13B | 4.73B | 3.72B |
| Last Close Price | 63.23 | 60.85 | 61.01 | 52.97 | 45.39 | 44.53 |
| PE Ratio | 10.09 | 17.81 | 10.03 | 10.69 | 20.36 | 5.85 |
| Forward PE | 9.24 | 9.18 | 10.67 | 7.81 | 5.75 | 6.15 |
| PS Ratio | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| PB Ratio | 1.88 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 1.90 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 15.86 | 11.00 | 7.92 | 8.63 | 6.74 | 11.35 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 4.83 | 19.84 | 4.44 | 6.66 | ||
| P/OCF Ratio | 37.72 | 3.73 | 19.84 | 4.44 | 6.66 | |
| PEG Ratio | 1.20 | 0.80 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.21 |
| EV/Sales Ratio | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
| EV/EBITDA Ratio | 10.13 | 9.20 | 9.55 | 8.19 | 6.32 | 5.88 |
| EV/EBIT Ratio | 12.85 | 11.74 | 12.13 | 10.21 | 7.45 | 6.91 |
| EV/FCF Ratio | 13.75 | 53.44 | 11.64 | 12.14 | ||
| Debt / Equity Ratio | 4.45 | 3.96 | 3.89 | 4.33 | 3.90 | 3.08 |
| Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 6.76 | 5.97 | 6.29 | 5.68 | 4.32 | 4.77 |
| Debt / FCF Ratio | 9.67 | 37.81 | 8.59 | 10.84 | ||
| Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 4.26 | 3.67 | 3.52 | 3.91 | 3.33 | 2.71 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 7.05 | 6.00 | 6.13 | 5.56 | 3.99 | 4.62 |
| Net Debt / FCF Ratio | -22.14 | 8.97 | 34.29 | -222.18 | 7.35 | 9.53 |
| Asset Turnover | 2.47 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.84 |
| Inventory Turnover | 5.80 | 6.43 | 6.80 | 8.68 | 9.43 | 8.36 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.42 |
| Current Ratio | 0.95 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.10 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 19.36% | 11.14% | 22.11% | 19.94% | 8.98% | 36.90% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.04% | 5.39% | 5.34% | 6.08% | 7.97% | 7.72% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.41% | 7.18% | 8.83% | 8.97% | 7.50% | 11.69% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 15.50% | 15.20% | 14.80% | 16.40% | 20.20% | 17.50% |
| Earnings Yield | 9.91% | 5.62% | 9.97% | 9.35% | 4.91% | 17.10% |
| FCF Yield | -10.33% | 20.69% | 5.04% | -0.82% | 22.53% | 15.01% |
| Dividend Yield | 2.61% | 2.32% | 1.97% | 2.07% | 2.07% | 0.92% |
| Payout Ratio | 26.34% | 41.11% | 18.89% | 22.45% | 38.98% | 5.24% |
| Buyback Yield / Dilution | 5.14% | 0.86% | 2.51% | 9.57% | 8.31% | -1.88% |
| Total Shareholder Return | 7.75% | 3.18% | 4.48% | 11.64% | 10.38% | -0.96% |