Sonic Automotive Inc
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 15.0 | 23.3 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 9.5 | – | 18.4 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 9.4 | – | 6.1 | 22.1 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 18.1 | |
| – | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| – | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | |
| – | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| – | 10.5 | 10.8 | 33.6 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 8.2 | – | 11.6 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 29.9 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 | |
| – | – | – | – | 37.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 415.6 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 5.1 | – | – | – | 97.1 | – | 103.8 | – | – | 29.9 | 10.7 | 264.5 | 10.9 | – | – | 5.1 | |
| – | -144.4% | -14.6% | -97.3% | 2.6% | 8.6% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 10.3% | 0.2% | -12.1% | -4.9% | -10.2% | 62.1% | 19.6% | -0.5% | -12.9% | -2.4% | 1.0% | -8.9% | 1.0% | -8.7% | -3.4% | 3.3% | 9.4% | 0.4% | 9.1% | -10.9% | -3.5% | 19.4% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 15.0% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.7% | |
| 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | -9.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | |
| 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% | -9.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | -0.5% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.8% | |
| 0.1% | -14.9% | -4.0% | -10.2% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | -2.0% | -0.5% | -0.2% | 6.0% | 2.6% | -0.1% | -1.9% | -0.4% | 0.2% | -1.1% | 0.1% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | -1.5% | -0.5% | 2.8% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.4% | 4.4% | 13.1% | 11.1% | 16.4% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 9.0% | 10.3% | -364.8% | 8.6% | 19.4% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 11.8% | 6.3% | 15.3% | -6.3% | 32.4% | 9.9% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 11.1% | |
| 2.7% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.9% | -28.7% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.5% | -1.4% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 116 | 184 | 437 | 1,063 | 980 | 1,485 | 1,611 | 1,646 | 1,697 | 1,653 | 1,811 | 1,665 | 1,309 | 1,396 | 1,414 | 1,805 | 1,997 | 2,032 | 2,256 | 2,405 | 2,532 | 2,473 | 2,262 | 1,920 | 2,619 | 2,798 | 3,361 | 3,521 | 3,595 | |
| 4.7 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | – | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 16.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.8 | |
| 23.7% | 29.0% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 25.2% | 28.6% | 26.8% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 28.9% | 28.4% | 7.9% | 17.8% | 20.6% | 22.3% | 19.0% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 20.5% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 21.7% | 23.2% | 21.8% | 21.6% | 18.0% | 16.6% | 18.0% | 17.9% | |
| 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.74 | 1.27 | 1.68 | 1.91 | 2.45 | 1.94 | 2.08 | 2.02 | 1.75 | 2.03 | -17.16 | 0.57 | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.48 | 1.54 | 1.85 | 1.70 | 2.03 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 3.30 | -1.21 | 8.06 | 2.23 | 4.96 | 6.17 | 3.42 | |
| 30.15 | 46.45 | 63.80 | 93.94 | 123.02 | 130.98 | 147.72 | 188.41 | 156.36 | 160.74 | 172.59 | 177.60 | 173.66 | 108.46 | 99.98 | 114.88 | 138.49 | 167.04 | 174.97 | 189.15 | 211.80 | 222.44 | 231.70 | 239.17 | 229.90 | 286.42 | 352.67 | 400.35 | 406.41 | 436.70 | |
| 2.10 | 7.31 | 5.67 | 11.42 | 10.19 | 12.46 | 14.65 | 18.93 | 18.60 | 18.25 | 19.54 | 19.83 | 4.70 | 6.60 | 7.06 | 7.99 | 8.72 | 11.59 | 12.68 | 14.33 | 15.78 | 17.74 | 19.16 | 21.61 | 19.18 | 24.87 | 22.55 | 24.84 | 30.35 | 30.78 | |
| 0.02 | -6.93 | -2.53 | -9.54 | 0.18 | 2.00 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 2.55 | 0.05 | -3.50 | -0.94 | -0.41 | 6.45 | 2.58 | -0.08 | -2.69 | -0.59 | 0.28 | -2.03 | 0.22 | -1.61 | -0.46 | 1.04 | 3.62 | 0.19 | 4.51 | -6.11 | -2.23 | 12.03 | |
Data as of: September 24, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.