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Sonic Automotive SAH Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin15.9%+0.6pp15.7%+0.3pp15.5%0.0pp15.6%-0.1pp15.3%-0.3pp
Operating margin2.3%-1.1pp2.4%-0.8pp2.5%-0.6pp2.5%-0.7pp3.4%+0.5pp
Net margin0.7%-1.0pp0.8%-0.7pp0.9%-0.6pp1.1%-0.3pp1.7%+0.5pp
Returns
Return on equity10.5%-14.0pp11.1%-11.0pp12.5%-8.4pp16%-4.9pp24.5%+4.9pp
Return on invested capital10.8%-2.3pp11.2%-1.2pp8.5%-3.3pp10.9%0.0pp13.1%+2.9pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.5×0.0×2.6×0.0×2.6×0.0×2.5×-0.1×2.6×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio-0.1×1.1×0.0×-0.1×-0.1×1.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity2.5×+0.5×2.1×+0.1×-0.2×2.1×-0.3×-0.5×
Net debt / EBITDA4.7×+1.5×4.3×+0.8×3.9×0.0×3.9×+0.2×3.2×-0.7×
Per Share
Book value per share$28.86-8.5%$30.78+1.4%$30.46+4.7%$30.19+11.5%$31.53+21.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.3B+19.3%$2.11B-2.4%$2.6B+30.7%$2.78B+50.1%$1.93B-0.4%
Price / earnings21.1×+13.2×17.8×+7.8×19.9×+9.8×17.6×+7.9×7.9×-3.3×
Price / sales0.2×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×+0.1×0.1×0.0×
Price / book2.3×+0.6×-0.1×2.4×+0.5×2.7×+0.7×1.8×-0.4×
EV / EBITDA9.1×+3.0×8.3×+1.3×8.7×+1.4×9.2×+2.4×6.2×-1.1×
Dividend yield2.1%+0.1pp2.3%+0.4pp1.4%-0.6pp1.3%-0.8pp2%0.0pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Sonic Automotive's profit margins?
Sonic Automotive (SAH) runs a 15.9% gross margin and a 2.3% operating margin, with a 0.7% net margin.
Where do Sonic Automotive's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Sonic Automotive's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.