SAH Stock Analysis: Sonic Automotive | NYSE
Auto & Truck Dealerships | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 2.519m USD | 12M Return: -1% | US83545G1022 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 22.6M
EPS Trend: -28.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 82.9%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Sonic Automotive, Inc. is a U.S.-based automotive retailer operating through three segments: Franchised Dealerships (new and used vehicles, parts, service, collision repair, and third-party finance and insurance), EchoPark (a used-vehicle specialty retail format with its own F&I offerings), and Powersports (motorcycles, personal watercraft, ATVs, and related service). The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was incorporated in 1997.
As an automotive retailer in the Consumer Discretionary sector, the business model relies on multiple revenue streams beyond vehicle sales, including fixed operations (parts and service), and finance and insurance (F&I) income, which often carries higher margins than vehicle sales itself. The franchised dealership model operates under manufacturer franchise agreements that grant territorial rights to sell new vehicles and provide authorized warranty repairs.
- EchoPark used car segment continues posting losses
- F&I product income rises with elevated interest rates
- Franchised dealership margins face pressure as new vehicle inventory normalizes
| Net Income: 211.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.50 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 0.23% < 20% (prev 0.48%; Δ -0.25% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 170.1m > Net Income 211.9m |
| Net Debt (5.33b) to EBITDA (665.9m): 8.00 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.01 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (32.1m) vs 12m ago -5.87% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 15.71% > 18% (prev 15.56%; Δ 0.15% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 251.2% > 50% (prev 247.8%; Δ 3.44% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.54 > 6 (EBIT TTM 504.2m / Interest Expense TTM 198.6m) |
| A: 0.01 (Total Current Assets 3.10b - Total Current Liabilities 3.06b) / Total Assets 6.38b |
| B: 0.25 (Retained Earnings 1.57b / Total Assets 6.38b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 504.2m / Avg Total Assets 6.16b) |
| D: 0.19 (Book Value of Equity 1.03b / Total Liabilities 5.36b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.59 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.02 (Receivables 425.6m/397.9m, Revenue 15.5b/14.7b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 15.56% / 15.71%) |
| AQI: 0.99 (AQ_t 0.16 / AQ_t-1 0.16) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 15.5b / 14.7b) |
| TATA: 0.01 (NI 211.9m - CFO 170.1m) / TA 6.38b) |
| Beneish M = -2.99 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 31, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 79.68 with a total of 178,025 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.88%, over one month by -20.59%, over three months by -4.53% and over the past year by -0.98%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 75.50 (which is 5.2% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Sonic Automotive has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.89. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SAH.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 98.6 | 23.7% |
P/E Trailing = 12.6276
P/E Forward = 11.5607
P/S = 0.1629
P/B = 2.4442
P/EG = 0.8192
Revenue TTM = 15.5b USD
EBIT TTM = 504.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 665.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.57b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.49b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.35b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 673.4m
Net Debt = 5.33b USD (calculated: Debt 5.35b - CCE 19.2m)
Enterprise Value = 7.85b USD (2.52b + Debt 5.35b - CCE 19.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.54 (Ebit TTM 504.2m / Interest Expense TTM 198.6m)
EV/FCF = -142.1x (Enterprise Value 7.85b / FCF TTM -55.2m)
FCF Yield = -0.70% (FCF TTM -55.2m / Enterprise Value 7.85b)
FCF Margin = -0.36% (FCF TTM -55.2m / Revenue TTM 15.5b)
Net Margin = 1.37% (Net Income TTM 211.9m / Revenue TTM 15.5b)
Gross Margin = 15.71% ((Revenue TTM 15.5b - Cost of Revenue TTM 13.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 15.66% (prev 16.23%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.23 (Enterprise Value 7.85b / Total Assets 6.38b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.72% (Interest Expense 198.6m / Debt 5.35b)
Taxrate = 31.60% (97.9m / 309.8m)
NOPAT = 344.9m (EBIT 504.2m * (1 - 31.60%))
Current Ratio = 1.01 (Total Current Assets 3.10b / Total Current Liabilities 3.06b)
Debt / Equity = 5.21 (Debt 5.35b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.03b)
Debt / EBITDA = 8.00 (Net Debt 5.33b / EBITDA 665.9m)
Debt / FCF = -96.49 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 5.33b / FCF TTM -55.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.04b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.44% (Net Income 211.9m / Total Assets 6.38b)
RoE = 20.45% (Net Income TTM 211.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.04b)
RoCE = 19.38% (EBIT 504.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.04b + L.T.Debt 1.57b))
RoIC = 5.95% (NOPAT 344.9m / Invested Capital 5.79b)
WACC = 3.84% (E(2.52b)/V(7.86b) * Re(6.61%) + D(5.35b)/V(7.86b) * Rd(3.72%) * (1-Tc(0.32)))
Discount Rate = 6.61% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -70.16 | Cagr: -3.65%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -55.2m)
EPS Correlation: -28.59 | EPS CAGR: -2.89% | SUE: 0.27 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 82.94 | Revenue CAGR: 3.25% | SUE: 0.89 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.82 | Chg30d=-2.62% | Revisions=-22% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.92 | Chg30d=+0.04% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+4.9% | GrowthRev=+3.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.65 | Chg30d=+0.55% | Revisions=+21% | GrowthEPS=+10.4% | GrowthRev=+4.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +3% (up=14, down=13)