SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH

Consumer discretionary SIC 5500 - Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations NAICS Retail Trade › Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers derived NYSE

Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1997. References to "Sonic," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" used throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to Sonic Automotive, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We are one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States (the "U.S.") (as measured by reported total revenue). As a result of the way we manage our business, we had three reportable segments as of December 31, 2025: (1) the Franchised Dealerships Segment; (2) the EchoPark Segment; and (3) the Powersports Segment. For management and operational reporting purposes, we group certain businesses together that share management and inventory (principally used vehicles) into "stores." As of December 31, 2025, we operated 111 stores in the Franchised Dealerships Segment, 18 stores in the EchoPark Segment, and 14 stores in the Powersports Segment. The Franchised Dealerships Segment consists of 134 new vehicle franchises (representing 24 different brands of cars and light trucks) and 16 collision repair centers in 18 states. The EchoPark Segment consists of 18 stores and operates in 10 states. The Powersports Segment consists of 41 franchises at 14 locations (11 full-service dealerships and three authorized retail outlets) in three states.

Last close 61.28 2026-10-23
Market cap $1.94B estimated share count
52-week range 54.11 - 113.67

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S0.1x
P/E17.9x
P/FCF4.6x
EV/EBITDA9.6x
Dividend yield2.5%
Diluted EPS3.42

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue $15.15B$14.22B$14.37B$14.00B$12.40B$9.77B$10.45B$9.95B$9.87B$9.73B
Cost of revenue $12.77B$12.03B$12.13B$11.68B$10.48B$8.34B$8.93B$8.51B$8.41B$8.30B
Gross profit $2.38B$2.19B$2.25B$2.32B$1.91B$1.42B$1.52B$1.45B$1.46B$1.43B
SG&A $1.68B$1.58B$1.60B$1.56B$1.27B$1.03B$1.10B$1.15B$1.15B$1.11B
Operating income $367.5M$461.5M$423.6M$314.0M$538.4M$33.9M$307.7M$177.7M$211.6M$232.9M
Interest expense ———————$500.0K$600.0K$1.0M
Pre-tax income $172.8M$256.1M$241.9M$190.0M$458.2M-$34.8M$199.6M$75.3M$108.1M$155.2M
Income tax $54.1M$40.1M$63.7M$101.5M$109.3M$15.9M$55.1M$22.9M$14.0M$60.7M
Net income $118.7M$216.0M$178.2M$88.5M$348.9M-$51.4M$144.1M$51.6M$118.7M$93.2M
EPS, basic 3.496.345.092.298.43-1.213.351.212.112.04
EPS, diluted 3.426.184.972.238.06-1.213.301.202.092.03
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) 34.7M35.0M35.9M39.7M43.3M42.5M43.7M43.0M44.4M45.9M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash and equivalents $6.3M$44.0M$28.9M$229.2M$299.4M$170.3M$29.1M$5.9M$6.4M$3.1M
Receivables $469.0M$495.9M$528.1M$462.4M$401.1M$371.7M$432.7M$438.2M$486.7M$430.2M
Inventory $2.01B$1.96B$1.58B$1.22B$1.26B$1.25B$1.52B$1.53B$1.51B$1.57B
Total current assets $2.83B$2.89B$2.52B$2.21B$2.08B$1.88B$2.02B$1.99B$2.02B$2.03B
Property, plant and equipment $1.56B$1.61B$1.60B$1.56B$1.46B$1.12B$1.10B$1.18B$1.15B$1.01B
Goodwill $421.8M$358.5M$253.8M$231.0M$416.4M$214.0M$475.8M$509.6M$525.8M$472.4M
Other intangibles $454.1M$430.3M$417.4M$396.7M$480.2M$64.3M$64.3M$69.7M$74.6M$80.2M
Total assets $5.97B$5.90B$5.36B$4.98B$4.98B$3.75B$4.07B$3.80B$3.82B$3.64B
Accounts payable $151.0M$172.0M$149.8M$138.4M$133.3M$105.1M$135.2M$114.3M$129.9M$117.7M
Short-term debt $52.4M$76.1M$60.1M$79.5M$50.6M$68.2M$69.9M$26.3M$61.3M$43.0M
Total current liabilities $2.60B$2.64B$2.29B$1.85B$1.89B$1.83B$2.07B$1.95B$1.95B$1.94B
Long-term debt $1.56B$1.51B$1.62B$1.67B$1.51B$651.8M$637.0M$918.8M$963.4M$839.7M
Retained earnings $1.48B$1.41B$1.24B$1.10B$1.05B$721.8M$790.2M$670.7M$629.3M$541.1M
Total equity $1.07B$1.06B$891.9M$895.2M$1.08B$814.8M$944.8M$823.1M$786.8M$725.2M

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating cash flow $567.4M$109.2M-$15.7M$406.1M$306.3M$281.1M$170.8M$143.7M$162.9M$216.4M
Stock-based compensation $23.1M$23.5M$23.3M$20.5M$15.0M$11.7M$10.8M$11.9M$11.1M$11.2M
Capital expenditure $149.9M$187.3M$203.6M$227.1M$298.2M$127.2M$125.6M$163.6M$234.2M$206.2M
Investing cash flow -$499.0M-$178.3M-$218.7M-$299.7M-$1.30B-$100.2M$136.8M-$15.3M-$272.1M-$220.8M
Financing cash flow -$106.1M$84.3M$34.1M-$176.6M$1.12B-$39.7M-$284.4M-$128.8M$112.5M$3.9M
Dividends paid $48.8M$40.8M$40.0M$34.5M$18.3M$17.1M$15.5M$9.8M$8.9M$8.7M
Buybacks $82.4M$34.4M$177.6M$261.9M$93.3M$71.7M$2.4M$24.1M$37.3M$100.0M

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001628280-26-010570.

Plot the figures US dollars

Income statement Revenue Cost of revenue Gross profit R&D SG&A Total operating expenses Operating income Interest expense Pre-tax income Income tax Net income EPS, basic EPS, diluted Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.)
Balance sheet Cash and equivalents Short-term investments Receivables Inventory Total current assets Property, plant and equipment Goodwill Other intangibles Total assets Accounts payable Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Retained earnings Total equity
Cash flow Operating cash flow Depreciation and amortisation Stock-based compensation Capital expenditure Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Dividends paid Buybacks
  • Revenue
  • Gross profit
  • Net income
Revenue, Gross profit, Net income by fiscal year, in US dollars The same figures are in the table below this chart. -5B 0 5B 10B 15B 20B Revenue, FY2016: 9.7B Gross profit, FY2016: 1.4B Net income, FY2016: 93.2M Revenue, FY2017: 9.9B Gross profit, FY2017: 1.5B Net income, FY2017: 118.7M Revenue, FY2018: 10B Gross profit, FY2018: 1.4B Net income, FY2018: 51.6M Revenue, FY2019: 10.5B Gross profit, FY2019: 1.5B Net income, FY2019: 144.1M Revenue, FY2020: 9.8B Gross profit, FY2020: 1.4B Net income, FY2020: -51.4M Revenue, FY2021: 12.4B Gross profit, FY2021: 1.9B Net income, FY2021: 348.9M Revenue, FY2022: 14B Gross profit, FY2022: 2.3B Net income, FY2022: 88.5M Revenue, FY2023: 14.4B Gross profit, FY2023: 2.2B Net income, FY2023: 178.2M Revenue, FY2024: 14.2B Gross profit, FY2024: 2.2B Net income, FY2024: 216M Revenue, FY2025: 15.2B Gross profit, FY2025: 2.4B Net income, FY2025: 118.7M FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Fiscal year FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue $9.73B $9.87B $9.95B $10.45B $9.77B $12.40B $14.00B $14.37B $14.22B $15.15B
Gross profit $1.43B $1.46B $1.45B $1.52B $1.42B $1.91B $2.32B $2.25B $2.19B $2.38B
Net income $93.2M $118.7M $51.6M $144.1M -$51.4M $348.9M $88.5M $178.2M $216.0M $118.7M

Recent filings and events

  • Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
  • Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
  • Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02
  • Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
  • Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
  • New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
  • Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01

Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.

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