SAHNYSERetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline StationsFiscal year ends December 31
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026
$62.74−0.87 (-1.37%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.01B
- P/E (TTM)
- 10.0
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
15.7%+1.1 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
2.4%+2.1 pts over 5 years
Net margin
0.8%+1.3 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +6.5% | +2.7% | +9.2% | +4.6% | |
| Gross profit | +8.7% | +0.9% | +10.9% | +5.4% | |
| Operating income | -20.4% | +5.4% | +61.1% | +5.4% | |
| Net income | -45.0% | +10.3% | – | +3.2% | |
| EPS, diluted | -44.7% | +15.3% | – | +7.2% | |
| Free cash flow | +141.9% | +4.2% | +36.0% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 12.8% | -5.8% | 11.1% | |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | -1.3% | 2.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.09 | |
| Debt to equity | 1.22 | 0.88 | 1.51 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.83× | 4.40× | 3.03× | |
| Interest coverage | 232.9× | – | – | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.2× | 6.0× | 6.4× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | |
| Diluted shares | 46M | 43M | 35M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Sonic Automotive generated $1.40B from operations and spent $1.90B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 56% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.40B
Used
$1.90B
Capital expenditure$1.07B56%Dividends$182.40M10%Share buybacks$649.60M34%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin0.8%
×Asset turnover2.55×
×Equity multiplier5.57×
=Return on equity, FY202511.1%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.8% | 2.55× | 5.57× | 11.1% |
| FY2024 | 1.5% | 2.53× | 5.76× | 22.1% |
| FY2023 | 1.2% | 2.78× | 5.79× | 19.9% |
| FY2022 | 0.6% | 2.81× | 5.05× | 9.0% |
| FY2021 | 2.8% | 2.84× | 4.61× | 36.9% |
| FY2020 | -0.5% | 2.50× | 4.44× | -5.8% |
| FY2019 | 1.4% | 2.66× | 4.45× | 16.3% |
| FY2018 | 0.5% | 2.61× | 4.73× | 6.4% |
| FY2017 | 0.9% | 2.65× | 4.93× | 12.3% |
| FY2016 | 1.0% | 2.70× | 4.95× | 12.8% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$118.70M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$567.40M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year4.0% → 2.0%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$567.40M vs $118.70M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell25.6% → 26.2%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.09 → 1.09
- No dilutionShare count did not rise35M → 35M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year15.42% → 15.72%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose2.65 → 2.57