SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.15B | $14.22B | $14.37B | $14.00B | $12.40B | $9.77B |
| Operating income | $367.5M | $461.5M | $423.6M | $314.0M | $538.4M | $33.9M |
| Net income | $118.7M | $216.0M | $178.2M | $88.5M | $348.9M | −$51.4M |
| Total assets | $5.97B | $5.90B | $5.36B | $4.98B | $4.98B | $3.75B |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Equity | $1.07B | $1.06B | $891.9M | $895.2M | $1.08B | $814.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.42 | $6.18 | $4.97 | $2.23 | $8.06 | $-1.21 |
| Shares out. | 34.7M | 35.0M | 35.9M | 39.7M | 43.3M | 42.5M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 2.4%
- Net margin
- 0.8%
- Return on equity
- 11.1%
- Return on assets
- 2.0%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 10.9%
- Liabilities / assets
- —
- Debt / equity
- —
- Book value / share
- $30.78
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 6.5%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- −45.0%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Accruals / assets
- −7.5%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5/8mixed
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 1 severe● 4 good- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Operating margin is positive
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 18, 2013
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Vanguard Group IncPassive (13G)Mar 27, 2026
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LpPassive (13G)Jul 15, 2025
- Blackrock, Inc.Passive (13G)Apr 29, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 2.2M | 7.1 | -12.9% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.6M | 11.9 | -2.0% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 2.6M | 13.1 | +0.7% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.6M | 5.7 | +13.2% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 2.3M | 6.3 | +11.4% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Director / officer changeMay 8, 2026
- Director / officer change · Shareholder voteMay 1, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureApr 30, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · New financial obligationApr 2, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureFeb 18, 2026
- Director / officer changeFeb 13, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureOct 23, 2025
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureJul 24, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
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