Is Sonic Automotive (SAH) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Sonic Automotive's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 17.9, a forward P/E of about 8.8, a price-to-book of about 2.0 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Sonic Automotive's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.29×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Sonic Automotive's revenue?

Sonic Automotive reported revenue of $15.2B for FY2025, with net profit of $118.7M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Sonic Automotive (SAH)?

Sonic Automotive last traded at $63.78 (+1.7% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Sonic Automotive

SAH · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerSAH

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryAuto & Truck Dealerships

CountryUnited States

Employees11,000

HeadquartersCharlotte, United States

Websitewww.sonicautomotive.com

Filings tracked12

About Sonic Automotive

Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges third-party finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment is involved in the sale of new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; and provision of fixed operations services, and third-party finance and insurance services. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Who owns it

Insiders39.3%
Institutions60.7%
Public & other0.0%

345 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.12.29%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.81%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC3.88%
LSV Asset Management3.75%
State Street Corporation3.24%
Nomura Asset Management International Inc3.00%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC2.74%
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.2.53%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.29×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend1.2% → 0.8%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 3% · PAT -18%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $4.0B · EPS 1.59

Est. earnings growth +4.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $16.4B · EPS 7.26

Est. earnings growth +8.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$15.2B

Net margin

0.8%

ROE

11.1%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+2.7%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-18.4%

EPS (FY2025)

3.42

Net profit (FY2025)

$118.7M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$15.2B	$118.7M	3.42	0.8%	11.1%
FY2024	$14.2B	$216.0M	6.18	1.5%	20.3%
FY2023	$14.4B	$178.2M	4.97	1.2%	20.0%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$3.9B	$57.4M	1.79	1.5%
2026Q1	$3.7B	$60.8M	1.79	1.6%
2025Q3	$4.0B	$46.8M	1.33	1.2%
2025Q2	$3.7B	$-45.6M	-1.34	-1.2%
2025Q1	$3.7B	$70.6M	2.04	1.9%
2024Q3	$3.5B	$74.2M	2.13	2.1%
2024Q2	$3.5B	$41.2M	1.18	1.2%
2024Q1	$3.4B	$42.0M	1.20	1.2%
2023Q3	$3.6B	$68.4M	1.92	1.9%
2023Q2	$3.7B	$23.4M	0.65	0.6%
2023Q1	$3.5B	$47.7M	1.29	1.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC7/30/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC5/8/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/30/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/30/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/2/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/23/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/18/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/13/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/23/2025

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