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Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships · NYQ

$82.16

Data: 2026-05-28

✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 100.0%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$2.6B

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

26.37

Premium valuation

Forward P/E

11.16

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

+1.0%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

0.7%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

10.5%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$77.00

-6% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

BUY

Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock

About Sonic Automotive, Inc.

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.

https://www.sonicautomotive.com

Country: United States Employees: 11,000 Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% N/A

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% N/A

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% N/A

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

MARKUP

Price trending up with increasing momentum

Sharpe Ratio

0.803

Good returns relative to risk taken

Kelly Fraction

0.0631

Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position

Calmar Ratio

0.780

Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk

Annual Return

26.2%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-33.6%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

SIDEWAYS

Price consolidating — no clear directional bias

Days in State

128

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

0.90

Less volatile than the market — more defensive

52W High

$89.62

8% below the year high

52W Low

$54.11

52% above the year low

Avg Volume

315,701

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

8.6

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

23.1%

Very high short interest — potential squeeze candidate

Div Yield

196.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$3.17

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

451.31

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

1.03

Adequate but worth monitoring

Quick Ratio

0.28

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

15.9%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

3.5%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$82M

Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends

Revenue (TTM)

$15.2B

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$109M

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$96.00

Target Median

$77.00

Target Low

$70.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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