Sonic Automotive financials at a glance
| Year | Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. | Revenue |
|
$6.47B | $6.87B | $7.53B | $7.91B | $6.90B | $6.06B | $6.58B | $7.52B | $8.37B | $8.84B | $9.20B | $9.62B | $9.73B | $9.87B | $9.95B | $10.45B | $9.77B | $12.40B | $14.00B | $14.37B | $0.00M |
| GM % | Gross Margin % |
|
15.34% | 15.21% | 15.29% | 15.39% | 16.05% | 17.05% | 16.18% | 15.41% | 14.76% | 14.72% | 14.85% | 14.70% | 14.69% | 14.77% | 14.53% | 14.55% | 14.58% | 15.44% | 16.55% | 15.63% | 0.00% |
| OM | Operating Margin |
|
3.19% | 3.40% | 3.34% | 3.64% | 2.55% | 2.78% | 2.80% | 2.92% | 2.88% | 2.76% | 2.66% | 2.48% | 2.35% | 2.24% | 2.14% | 3.20% | 3.11% | 4.37% | 4.54% | 3.55% | 0.00% |
| EPS | Earnings Per Share |
|
$2.33 | $2.22 | $2.54 | $1.05 | $0.68 | $0.99 | $1.39 | $1.67 | $2.03 | $1.90 | $1.97 | $2.01 | $1.85 | $1.79 | $2.65 | $3.85 | $8.46 | $9.61 | $6.81 | $0.00 | |
| Div. | Dividends |
|
$0.44 | $0.48 | $0.48 | $0.48 | $0.48 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.24 | $0.40 | $0.40 | $0.46 | $1.03 | $1.16 | $0.00 |
| PR % | Payout Ratio % |
|
19.82% | 20.60% | 21.62% | 18.90% | 45.71% | 0.00% | 3.03% | 7.19% | 5.99% | 4.93% | 5.26% | 5.58% | 9.95% | 10.81% | 13.41% | 15.09% | 10.39% | 5.44% | 10.72% | 17.03% | 0 |
| Sha. | Shares |
|
41.37m | 41.91m | 42.34m | 41.94m | 40.09m | 52.13m | 52.74m | 52.69m | 56.33m | 52.69m | 51.18m | 49.81m | 44.87m | 43.2m | 42.75m | 43.13m | 42.05m | 41.11m | 36.58m | 0m | 33.89m |
| OCF | Operating Cash Flow |
|
$258.83M | $84.08M | $-61.86M | $34.05M | $120.64M | $403.58M | $255.04M | $153.63M | $-67.38M | $126.45M | $161.05M | $69.72M | $216.37M | $162.88M | $143.68M | $170.91M | $281.08M | $306.30M | $406.10M | $-15.70M | $0.00M |
| FCF | Free Cash Flow |
|
$153.23M | $2.44M | $-161.71M | $-44.25M | $12.65M | $360.30M | $169.85M | $-5.09M | $-162.75M | $-31.17M | $14.22M | $-29.51M | $10.14M | $-71.36M | $-19.94M | $45.34M | $153.90M | $8.10M | $179.00M | $-61.00M | $0.00M |
| FCFS | Free Cash Flow Per Share |
|
$3.70 | $0.06 | $-3.82 | $-1.04 | $0.31 | $8.22 | $3.25 | $-0.10 | $-3.04 | $-0.59 | $0.28 | $-2.05 | $0.22 | $-1.62 | $-0.47 | $1.05 | $4.40 | $7.40 | $10.49 | $-0.45 | $0.00 |