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Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
63.51 USD +3.46 (5.762%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 63.51
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT

Sonic Automotive presents a compelling value case where the market has punished the stock significantly, trading at a low P/E and depressed price-to-sales multiples despite a robust multi-year price trajectory. The business fundamentals are sound, with revenue growing at 7.6% and a healthy 20.6% return on equity, yet the stock remains well below its 52-week high, creating a disconnect between intrinsic value and current pricing. While the statistical forecast model offers no directional bias due to low confidence, the options market is telling a different story, with traders aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money calls, betting on a substantial recovery. This divergence suggests that while the long-term thesis is solid, the immediate path may remain choppy until sentiment shifts to match the underlying earnings power.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.288880
MSTL0.296858
AutoTheta0.337696
AutoARIMA0.447452

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 4.78
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.325
Excess Kurtosis 0.86
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 455.519
Revenue per Share 464.492
Market Cap 2,007,856,000
Trailing P/E 10.29
Forward P/E 8.79
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 1.37%
Website https://www.sonicautomotive.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant upside volatility over the next 12 months, evidenced by heavy open interest in deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes 105 and 110) compared to negligible put volume. Conversely, the put side shows concentrated hedging or speculative bets at lower strikes (55 and 60), suggesting a floor is expected, but the skew is heavily tilted toward a potential rally rather than a crash.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 2.25% 2.17% 2.15%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.410 0.548275
2026-06-15 0.410 0.489786
2026-03-13 0.380 0.634497
2025-12-15 0.380 0.578651
2025-09-15 0.380 0.481989
2025-06-13 0.350 0.466107
2025-03-14 0.350 0.594935
2024-12-13 0.350 0.526158
2024-09-13 0.300 0.536097
2024-06-14 0.300 0.533903
2024-03-14 0.300 0.579486
2023-12-14 0.300 0.541614
2023-09-14 0.290 0.536342
2023-06-14 0.290 0.646600
2023-03-14 0.280 0.524541
2022-12-14 0.280 0.557658
2022-09-14 0.250 0.543006
2022-06-14 0.250 0.625156
2022-03-14 0.250 0.550782
2021-12-14 0.120 0.251889
2021-09-14 0.120 0.238379
2021-06-14 0.120 0.262755
2021-03-12 0.100 0.188501
2020-12-14 0.100 0.249626
2020-09-14 0.100 0.241955
2020-06-12 0.100 0.347222
2020-03-12 0.100 0.578035
2019-12-12 0.100 0.293169
2019-09-12 0.100 0.315060
2019-06-13 0.100 0.427716
2019-03-14 0.100 0.720981
2018-12-13 0.060 0.428571
2018-09-13 0.060 0.283019
2018-06-14 0.060 0.276498
2018-03-14 0.060 0.298507
2017-12-14 0.050 0.249377
2017-09-14 0.050 0.271003
2017-06-13 0.050 0.255754
2017-03-13 0.050 0.246305
2016-12-13 0.050 0.226244
2016-09-13 0.050 0.285551
2016-06-13 0.050 0.298864
2016-03-11 0.050 0.246670
2015-12-11 0.038 0.163090
2015-09-11 0.025 0.117371
2015-06-11 0.025 0.101585
2015-03-11 0.025 0.107112
2014-12-11 0.025 0.094162
2014-09-11 0.025 0.102796
2014-06-11 0.025 0.094091
2014-03-12 0.025 0.106022
2013-12-11 0.025 0.105130
2013-09-11 0.025 0.103050
2013-06-12 0.025 0.112714
2013-03-13 0.025 0.104646
2012-12-12 0.025 0.127162
2012-09-12 0.025 0.130959
2012-06-13 0.025 0.181028
2012-03-13 0.025 0.137137
2011-12-13 0.025 0.169377
2011-09-13 0.025 0.203252
2011-06-13 0.025 0.212766
2011-03-11 0.025 0.169952
2010-12-13 0.025 0.194553
2008-12-11 0.120 3.287671
2008-09-11 0.120 1.032702
2008-06-11 0.120 0.757098
2008-03-12 0.120 0.634585
2007-12-12 0.120 0.578035
2007-09-12 0.120 0.476002
2007-06-13 0.120 0.404722
2007-03-13 0.120 0.420315
2006-12-13 0.120 0.413223
2006-09-13 0.120 0.540054
2006-06-13 0.120 0.533096
2006-03-13 0.120 0.438276
2005-12-13 0.120 0.546199
2005-09-13 0.120 0.529568
2005-06-13 0.120 0.550711
2005-03-11 0.120 0.554017
2004-12-13 0.120 0.493218
2004-09-13 0.120 0.563116
2004-06-14 0.100 0.471476
2004-03-11 0.100 0.419815
2003-12-11 0.100 0.471476
2003-09-11 0.100 0.360881
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.69
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.55
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.025811823
lastDividendValue 0.41
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.19525594
Address1 4,401 Colwick Road
All Time High 113.67
All Time Low 0.72
Ask 66.5
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 304,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 304,035
Average Volume 304,035
Average Volume10Days 304,180
Beta 0.931
Bid 61.19
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 32.447
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 63.51
Current Ratio 1.012
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 66.26
Day Low 62.995
Debt To Equity 455.519
Display Name Sonic Automotive
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Yield 2.69
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 656,300,032
Ebitda Margins 0.04243
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.563
Enterprise To Revenue 0.406
Enterprise Value 6,275,868,672
Eps Current Year 6.70319
Eps Forward 7.22677
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 72.1636
Fifty Day Average Change -8.653599
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.1199164
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.525593
Fifty Two Week High 113.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -50.16
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.44127738
Fifty Two Week Low 54.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.399998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17372015
Fifty Two Week Range 54.11 - 113.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 879,345,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.79
Float Shares 12,003,824
Forward Eps 7.22677
Forward P E 8.788158
Free Cashflow -116,075,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 11,000
Fullday Change 3.459999
Fullday Change Percent 5.7618637
Fullday Price 63.51
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.15704
Gross Profits 2,429,100,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.39271998
Held Percent Institutions 0.76526
Implied Shares Outstanding 31,614,802
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Disp Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Key auto-truck-dealerships
Ir Website http://www.sonicautomotive.com/investor-relations.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.41
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 917,308,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,007,856,000
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_370122
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 212,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,971,815,199
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 61.82
Operating Cashflow 170,100,000
Operating Margins 0.03376
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.2472
Peg Ratio 0.57
Phone 704 566 2400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 63.51
Post Market Time 1,792,094,444
Previous Close 60.05
Price Eps Current Year 9.474593
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9573458
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.12981044
Profit Margins 0.013710001
Quick Ratio 0.235
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.41667
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.46
Regular Market Change Percent 5.76186
Regular Market Day High 66.26
Regular Market Day Low 62.995
Regular Market Day Range 62.995 - 66.26
Regular Market Open 61.82
Regular Market Previous Close 60.05
Regular Market Price 63.51
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 403,647
Return On Assets 0.052529998
Return On Equity 0.20631
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 464.492
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 19,585,427
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0747
Shares Short 2,361,941
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,071,647
Short Name Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.24430001
Short Ratio 6.96
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol SAH
Target High Price 139.0
Target Low Price 57.0
Target Mean Price 88.90909
Target Median Price 85.0
Total Cash 294,400,000
Total Cash Per Share 9.312
Total Debt 4,671,799,808
Total Revenue 15,467,599,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.55
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.025811823
Trailing Eps 6.17
Trailing P E 10.293355
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5965
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 73.24955
Two Hundred Day Average Change -9.739552
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.13296399
Type Disp Equity
Volume 403,647
Website https://www.sonicautomotive.com
Zip 28,211