Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) Key Metrics
SAH valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $2.01B
- Enterprise value
- $6.62B
- P/E (TTM)
- 10.1 10-yr median 11.3
- Forward P/E
- 8.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.60
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.1
- Price / book
- 1.9 10-yr median 2.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.9 10-yr median 11.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.60% $1.64 a year
- Beta
- 0.93
SAH key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSAH valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SAH returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SAH per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SAH financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SAH efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SAH valuation history
SAH returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SAH debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SAH cash returned to shareholders
SAH price vs earnings per share
SAH key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.15B | $2.22B | $2.02B | $1.96B | $2.14B | $1.64B | $1.36B | $591.0M | $818.4M | $1.05B |
| Enterprise value | $6.37B | $6.30B | $5.85B | $5.21B | $5.16B | $3.92B | $3.96B | $3.06B | $3.35B | $3.46B |
| P/E ratio | 18.1 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 22.1 | 6.1 | — | 9.4 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 11.3 |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Price / book | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.1 | — | — | 10.9 | 264.2 | 10.6 | 29.9 | — | — | 103.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.8 | 20.3 | — | 4.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| EV / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 32.9 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| EV / free cash flow | 15.3 | — | — | 29.1 | 637.0 | 25.5 | 87.3 | — | — | 341.1 |
| Earnings yield | 5.5% | 9.7% | 8.8% | 4.5% | 16.3% | −3.1% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | 19.4% | −3.5% | −10.9% | 9.2% | 0.4% | 9.4% | 3.3% | −3.4% | −8.7% | 1.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.1% | 3.4% | 10.8% | 15.2% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 10.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $61.86 | $63.35 | $56.21 | $49.27 | $49.45 | $38.57 | $31.00 | $13.76 | $18.45 | $22.90 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $436.70 | $406.41 | $400.35 | $352.67 | $286.42 | $229.90 | $239.17 | $231.70 | $222.44 | $211.80 |
| Earnings per share | $3.42 | $6.17 | $4.96 | $2.23 | $8.06 | −$1.21 | $3.30 | $1.20 | $2.10 | $2.03 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $16.35 | $3.12 | −$0.44 | $10.23 | $7.08 | $6.62 | $3.91 | $3.35 | $3.67 | $4.71 |
| Free cash flow per share | $12.03 | −$2.23 | −$6.11 | $4.51 | $0.19 | $3.62 | $1.04 | −$0.46 | −$1.61 | $0.22 |
| Cash per share | $0.18 | $1.26 | $0.81 | $5.77 | $6.92 | $4.01 | $0.67 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.07 |
| Book value per share | $30.78 | $30.35 | $24.84 | $22.55 | $24.87 | $19.18 | $21.61 | $19.16 | $17.74 | $15.78 |
| Tangible book value per share | $5.54 | $7.81 | $6.15 | $6.74 | $4.15 | $12.63 | $9.26 | $5.68 | $4.20 | $3.75 |
| Dividends per share | $1.41 | $1.17 | $1.11 | $0.87 | $0.42 | $0.40 | $0.35 | $0.23 | $0.20 | $0.19 |
| Capex per share | $4.32 | $5.35 | $5.67 | $5.72 | $6.89 | $2.99 | $2.87 | $3.81 | $5.28 | $4.49 |
| Debt per share | $121.85 | $117.97 | $107.61 | $87.83 | $76.68 | $57.65 | $60.20 | $57.72 | $57.22 | $52.42 |
| Shares outstanding | 34.7M | 35.0M | 35.9M | 39.7M | 43.3M | 42.5M | 43.7M | 43.0M | 44.4M | 45.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.9% | −2.5% | −9.6% | −8.3% | +1.9% | −2.8% | +1.8% | −3.2% | −3.5% | −9.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.1% | 22.1% | 19.9% | 9.0% | 36.9% | −5.8% | 16.3% | 6.4% | 12.3% | 12.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.1% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 0.8% | 6.5% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 4.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.0% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 8.0% | −1.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.3% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 8.6% | −1.5% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.8% | −0.5% | −1.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.4% | −0.2% | −0.7% | 0.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 4.78 | 0.51 | −0.09 | 4.59 | 0.88 | — | 1.19 | 2.78 | 1.75 | 2.32 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $4.23B | $4.13B | $3.86B | $3.49B | $3.32B | $2.45B | $2.63B | $2.48B | $2.54B | $2.41B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $6.3M | $44.0M | $28.9M | $229.2M | $299.4M | $170.3M | $29.1M | $5.9M | $6.4M | $3.1M |
| Net debt | $4.22B | $4.08B | $3.83B | $3.26B | $3.02B | $2.28B | $2.60B | $2.47B | $2.53B | $2.41B |
| Debt / equity | 3.96 | 3.89 | 4.33 | 3.89 | 3.08 | 3.01 | 2.79 | 3.01 | 3.23 | 3.32 |
| Debt / assets | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.39 | 6.98 | 7.00 | 7.61 | 4.93 | 19.15 | 6.66 | 9.09 | 8.83 | 7.92 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.05 |
| Quick ratio | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Working capital | $234.6M | $247.8M | $227.5M | $360.9M | $192.4M | $51.2M | −$48.5M | $47.5M | $65.0M | $94.2M |
| Invested capital | $5.29B | $5.15B | $4.73B | $4.15B | $4.10B | $3.09B | $3.55B | $3.30B | $3.32B | $3.13B |
| Tangible asset value | $192.2M | $273.5M | $220.7M | $267.5M | $179.8M | $536.5M | $404.7M | $243.8M | $186.4M | $172.5M |
| Net current asset value | −$2.07B | −$1.95B | −$1.95B | −$1.88B | −$1.81B | −$1.05B | −$1.11B | −$980.3M | −$1.01B | −$883.1M |
| Graham number | $48.67 | $64.92 | $52.68 | $33.63 | $67.16 | — | $40.04 | $22.77 | $28.92 | $26.84 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$101.96 | −$98.25 | −$90.77 | −$73.02 | −$61.64 | −$43.75 | −$46.07 | −$43.65 | −$43.00 | −$39.24 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $48.8M | $40.8M | $40.0M | $34.5M | $18.3M | $17.1M | $15.5M | $9.8M | $8.9M | $8.7M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $82.4M | $34.4M | $177.6M | $261.9M | $93.3M | $71.7M | $2.4M | $24.1M | $37.3M | $100.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 41.1% | 18.9% | 22.4% | 39.0% | 5.2% | — | 10.8% | 19.0% | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 31.4% | — | — | 165.6% | — | 57.7% | 39.4% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 26.4% | 171.5% | — | 55.9% | 97.4% | 45.2% | 73.5% | 113.9% | 143.8% | 95.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.06 | 1.44 | 1.64 | 1.99 | 3.18 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.74 | 2.61 | 2.64 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 11.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 15.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 56.7 | 53.6 | 42.1 | 38.7 | 43.7 | 60.5 | 62.2 | 65.3 | 66.9 | 69.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 63.7 | 61.9 | 50.3 | 45.7 | 50.9 | 70.3 | 72.3 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 79.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 31.41 | 27.78 | 29.02 | 32.43 | 32.08 | 24.28 | 24.01 | 21.63 | 21.63 | 24.07 |
| Payables turnover | 79.08 | 74.78 | 84.15 | 86.01 | 87.94 | 69.44 | 71.62 | 69.67 | 67.92 | 66.70 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.43 | 6.81 | 8.68 | 9.43 | 8.36 | 6.03 | 5.86 | 5.59 | 5.45 | 5.24 |
| Asset turnover | 2.55 | 2.53 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.66 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.70 |
| Average receivables | $482.4M | $512.0M | $495.2M | $431.8M | $386.4M | $402.2M | $435.5M | $460.2M | $456.2M | $404.4M |
| Average payables | $161.5M | $160.9M | $144.1M | $135.8M | $119.2M | $120.2M | $124.7M | $122.1M | $123.8M | $124.5M |
| Average inventory | $1.99B | $1.77B | $1.40B | $1.24B | $1.25B | $1.38B | $1.52B | $1.52B | $1.54B | $1.59B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 14.7% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 18.0% | 7.4% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 15.2% |
Computed from SAH's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SAH valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Sonic Automotive traded at 18.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 11.3. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 10.1 and the forward P/E is 8.4. Sonic Automotive earned a return on equity of 11.1% and a return on invested capital of 7.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $4.2 billion of debt and $6.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $4.2 billion. It returned $131.2 million to shareholders: $48.8 million in dividends and $82.4 million in share buybacks, 31% of free cash flow. The share count fell 24.5% from 45.9M to 34.7M over 9 years.
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SAH key metrics FAQ
What is Sonic Automotive's P/E ratio?
Sonic Automotive's trailing P/E ratio is 10.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 8.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 18.1, compared with a 10-year median of 11.3.
What is Sonic Automotive's EV/EBITDA?
Sonic Automotive's enterprise value was 12.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $6.4 billion, EBITDA $503.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 9.9.
What is Sonic Automotive's return on equity?
Sonic Automotive's return on equity (ROE) was 11.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $118.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.1 billion.
What is Sonic Automotive's ROIC?
Sonic Automotive's return on invested capital was 7.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Sonic Automotive have?
Sonic Automotive had total debt of $4.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96 and $4.2 billion of net debt (8.39 times EBITDA).
What is Sonic Automotive's dividend yield?
Sonic Automotive's forward dividend yield is 1.60%. Sonic Automotive paid $48.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.41 per share), a payout ratio of 41.1%.
Does Sonic Automotive buy back its shares?
Yes. Sonic Automotive spent $82.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.9% over the year, to 34.7M..
What is Sonic Automotive's free cash flow yield?
Sonic Automotive generated $417.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 19.4% on its market value at year-end ($2.1 billion).
What is Sonic Automotive's current ratio?
Sonic Automotive's current ratio was 1.09 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.09 times current liabilities.