Is Sonic Automotive (SAH) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Sonic Automotive's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 26.1, a forward P/E of about 13.1, a price-to-book of about 3.2 — 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 $99.77 (+2.3% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Sonic Automotive

SAH · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

$99.77+2.3%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:29 PM

Snapshot

TickerSAH

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryAuto & Truck Dealerships

CountryUnited States

Employees11,000

HeadquartersCharlotte, United States

Market cap$3.2B

P/E (TTM)26.1

P/B3.2

Volume126.91K

Websitewww.sonicautomotive.com

Filings tracked5

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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders39.0%
Institutions61.0%
Public & other0.0%

331 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.12.81%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.71%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.23%
State Street Corporation3.45%
Nomura Asset Management International Inc3.24%
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.3.11%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC2.95%
Invesco Ltd.2.30%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

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 1.87

Est. earnings growth +32.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $16.3B · EPS 7.60

Est. earnings growth +9.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$54.1152-wk range$104.30

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$3.2B

Day change

+2.3%

P/E (TTM)

26.1

Fwd P/E

13.1

P/B

3.2

Div yield

1.68%

Beta

0.90

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

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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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
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

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

In the news

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