What is Sonic Automotive's earnings yield?

Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported earnings yield of 4.7% in Q1 2026.

How has Sonic Automotive's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Sonic Automotive's earnings yield decreased by 62.7% year-over-year, from 12.7% to 4.7%.

What is the long-term trend for Sonic Automotive's earnings yield?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Sonic Automotive's earnings yield has grown at a -31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.1% to 5.6%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Sonic Automotive SAH Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+1.0%

Gross profit$598.8M+5.7%

Operating income$132.7M-8.5%

Net income$60.8M-13.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.79-12.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.7M-91.2%

Total debt$2.4B+12.2%

Total equity$981.3M-10.0%

Total assets$6.1B+4.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$35.5M-81.9%

CapEx$37.0M-17.8%

Free cash flow-$1.5M-101%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.57B+19.3%

Enterprise value$5B+17.2%

P/E23.6×+14.8×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin15.9%+0.6pp

Operating margin2.3%-1.1pp

Net margin0.7%-1.0pp

FCF margin1.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.5%-14.0pp

Debt / equity2.5×+0.5×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Sonic Automotive’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=4.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Sonic Automotive’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Sonic Automotive's earnings yield?: Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported earnings yield of 4.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Sonic Automotive's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Sonic Automotive's earnings yield decreased by 62.7% year-over-year, from 12.7% to 4.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Sonic Automotive's earnings yield?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Sonic Automotive's earnings yield has grown at a -31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.1% to 5.6%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.