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SAH Financials Sonic Automotive Inc

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 9.2% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 2.4% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 36.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($1.6B) exceeds cash ($6M); net debt is $1.6B.
  • Total debt has grown faster than revenue (17.5% vs 9.2% per year).
  • Total debt is 3.0× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$51M $8B $15B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-1% 8% 17% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-6% 13% 32% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$163M $277M $717M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $876M $2B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$1B -$89M $1B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $15.2B $119M 15.7% 2.4% 11.1% 2.0% $717M $1.6B $6M
2024 $14.2B $216M 15.4% 3.2% 20.3% 3.7% $297M $1.6B $44M
2023 $14.4B $178M 15.6% 2.9% 20.0% 3.3% $188M $1.7B $29M
2022 $14.0B $89M 16.5% 2.2% 9.9% 1.8% $633M $1.8B $229M
2021 $12.4B $349M 15.4% 4.3% 32.4% 7.0% $605M $1.6B $299M
2020 $9.8B -$51M 14.6% 0.3% -6.3% -1.4% $154M $720M $170M
2019 $10.5B $144M 14.5% 2.9% 15.3% 3.5% $45M $707M $29M
2018 $10.0B $52M 14.5% 1.8% 6.3% 1.4% -$20M $945M $6M
2017 $9.9B $93M 14.8% 2.1% 11.8% 2.4% -$71M $1.0B $6M
2016 $9.7B $93M 14.7% 2.4% 12.9% 2.6% $10M $883M $3M
2015 — $86M — — 11.8% 2.4% -$104M $815M $4M
2014 — $97M — — 14.6% 3.1% $15M $759M $4M
2013 — $82M — — 13.3% 2.7% -$31M $748M $3M
2012 — $89M — — 16.9% 3.2% -$163M $629M $3M
2011 — $76M — — 14.6% 3.3% -$5M $524M $2M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced SAH against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 12.2 24.4 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.1 0.2 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.3 2.6 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is SAH growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Sonic Automotive Inc's revenue has grown 9.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does SAH have?

As of FY2025, Sonic Automotive Inc reported $1.6B of total debt against $6M of cash.

What is SAH's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 15.7%, operating margin 2.4%, and net margin 0.8%.

What is SAH's P/E ratio?

Sonic Automotive Inc's P/E (TTM) is 9.75 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the SAH stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 16.9× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.