Sonic Automotive [SAH] vs AutoNation [AN] Detailed Stock Comparison

Sonic Automotive

NYSE

AutoNation

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Sonic Automotive wins in 7 metrics, AutoNation wins in 12 metrics, with 0 ties. AutoNation appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Sonic Automotive	AutoNation	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	10.92	13.24	Sonic Automotive
Price-to-Book Ratio	2.38	3.22	Sonic Automotive
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	371.28	376.78	Sonic Automotive
PEG Ratio	12.44	-0.46	AutoNation
EV/EBITDA	10.17	10.48	Sonic Automotive
Profit Margin (TTM)	1.69%	2.31%	AutoNation
Operating Margin (TTM)	3.21%	5.06%	AutoNation
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	3.21%	5.06%	AutoNation
Return on Equity	24.52%	27.24%	AutoNation
Return on Assets (TTM)	5.30%	6.60%	AutoNation
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$-78.10M	$-13.80M	AutoNation
Dividend Yield	1.29%	N/A	N/A
1-Year Return	25.11%	16.56%	Sonic Automotive
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	0.18	0.29	Sonic Automotive
Enterprise Value	$6.22B	$17.20B	AutoNation
EV/Revenue Ratio	0.43	0.63	Sonic Automotive
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	15.51%	18.29%	AutoNation
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$425	$702	AutoNation
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$7.02	$15.93	AutoNation
Beta (Stock Volatility)	1.03	0.90	AutoNation

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Sonic Automotive vs AutoNation Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Sonic Automotive	0.14%	-1.32%	1.41%	17.03%	14.11%	25.53%
AutoNation	0.34%	1.11%	5.74%	15.62%	15.96%	25.98%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Sonic Automotive	25.11%	38.58%	77.56%	260.19%	756.35%	236.65%
AutoNation	16.56%	66.45%	265.25%	247.50%	804.95%	928.41%

Performance Comparison

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Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Sonic Automotive vs AutoNation

Metric	SAH	AN
Market Information
Market Cap i	$2.60B	$7.96B
Market Cap Category	Mid cap	Mid cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	191,950	336,615
90 Day Avg. Volume i	188,777	504,622
Last Close	$78.27	$210.31
52 Week Range	$52.00 - $89.62	$148.33 - $217.40
% from 52W High	-12.66%	-3.26%
All-Time High	$89.38 (Jul 15, 2025)	$217.40 (Jul 10, 2025)
% from All-Time High	-12.43%	-3.26%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.08%	0.08%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.68%	-0.34%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.02%	0.02%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.03%	0.05%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.25%	0.27%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	371.28	376.78
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$32.15	$65.49
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$12.65	$1.67
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$234.90M	$-150,500,000
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$3.19M	$820.55M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	1.29%	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$1.00	$0.00

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Sonic Automotive vs AutoNation

Metric	SAH	AN
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	10.92	13.24
Forward P/E i	12.44	11.37
PEG Ratio i	12.44	-0.46
Price to Sales (TTM) i	0.18	0.29
Price to Book (MRQ) i	2.38	3.22
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$2.60B	$7.96B
Enterprise Value i	$6.22B	$17.20B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	0.43	0.63
Enterprise to EBITDA i	10.17	10.48
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	1.03	0.90
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$32.15	$65.49

Financial Statements Comparison: Sonic Automotive vs AutoNation

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Income Statement (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	SAH	AN
Revenue/Sales i	$3.90B	$6.69B
Cost of Goods Sold i	$3.32B	$5.47B
Gross Profit i	$573.90M	$1.22B
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	$135.00M	$317.00M
EBITDA i	$172.80M	$398.50M
Pre-Tax Income i	$82.10M	$234.00M
Income Tax i	$23.50M	$58.50M
Net Income (Profit) i	$58.60M	$175.50M

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	SAH	AN
Cash & Equivalents i	$44.00M	$70.50M
Total Current Assets i	$2.89B	$4.55B
Total Current Liabilities i	$2.64B	$5.88B
Long-Term Debt i	$2.08B	$4.57B
Total Shareholders Equity i	$1.06B	$2.40B
Retained Earnings i	$1.41B	$5.50B
Property, Plant & Equipment i	$518.10M	$6.66B

Cash Flow Statement Comparison (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	SAH	AN
Operating Cash Flow i	$82.50M	$-83.20M
Capital Expenditures i	$-36.50M	$-75.20M
Free Cash Flow i	$46.30M	$-127.70M
Debt Repayment i	$-109.30M	$-447.20M
Common Stock Repurchase i	$-7.30M	$-220.60M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	SAH	AN
Shares Short i	1.57M	1.09M
Short Ratio i	8.36	1.98
Short % of Float i	0.13%	0.04%
Average Daily Volume (10 Day) i	191,950	336,615
Average Daily Volume (90 Day) i	188,777	504,622
Shares Outstanding i	34.11M	39.03M
Float Shares i	14.41M	35.21M
% Held by Insiders i	0.32%	0.07%
% Held by Institutions i	0.71%	0.90%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Sonic Automotive vs AutoNation

Metric	SAH	AN
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$1.00	$0.00
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	1.29%	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$1.10	$0.00
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	0.56%	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	$3.29	$0.00
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 14, 2025	N/A

Sonic Automotive [SAH] vs AutoNation [AN] Detailed Stock Comparison