Sonic Automotive SAH
NYSE SAH
$63.55 -2.37 (-3.60%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 121.72 in Q2 2026, up 184.58% on a YoY basis from 42.77 in Q2 2025, and up 72.13% quarter-over-quarter from 70.71 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonic Automotive (SAH) has reported Price to Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with 121.72 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Price to Earnings rose 184.58% year-over-year to 121.72; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 21.83 (down 47.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.52, down 5.01% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings advanced to 121.72 in Q2 2026 per SAH's latest filing, from 70.71 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 163.79 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 143.91 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 44.75 across 5 years, with a median of 42.92 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Price to Earnings surged 435.9% in 2023, then slumped 420.15% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 20.54 in 2022, then soared by 347.45% to 50.84 in 2023, then gained by 26.11% to 64.11 in 2024, then slumped by 62.3% to 24.17 in 2025, then jumped by 403.6% to 121.72 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 121.72, 70.71, and 24.17 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Carvana 71.60 Bn 69.97 Bn 1.38 Bn
2 Penske Automotive 13.96 Bn 13.91 Bn 1.36 Bn
3 Carmax 8.11 Bn 7.52 Bn 854.41 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.96 Bn 6.62 Bn 1.50 Bn
5 Autonation 5.57 Bn 5.51 Bn 1.23 Bn
6 Sonic Automotive 5.24 Bn 5.22 Bn 616.20 Mn
7 Uxin 5.15 Bn 5.21 Bn 10.88 Mn
8 Asbury Automotive 3.29 Bn 3.25 Bn 753.10 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 2.94 Bn 2.77 Bn 860.60 Mn
10 Marinemax 1.16 Bn 996.41 Mn 218.08 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 121.72
Mar 31, 2026 70.71
Dec 31, 2025 24.17
Sep 30, 2025 133.48
Jun 30, 2025 -143.91
Mar 31, 2025 65.92
Dec 31, 2024 64.11
Sep 30, 2024 26.80
Jun 30, 2024 44.95
Mar 31, 2024 46.09
Dec 31, 2023 50.84
Sep 30, 2023 24.37
Jun 30, 2023 163.79
Mar 31, 2023 40.90
Dec 31, 2022 -20.54
Sep 30, 2022 39.50
Jun 30, 2022 30.56
Mar 31, 2022 22.08
Dec 31, 2021 25.59
Sep 30, 2021 25.87