SAH PEER ANALYSIS

Sonic Automotive Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

SAHSonic Automotive Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Auto & Truck Dealerships

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

SAHIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	SAH	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
P/E	26.14	25.71	203.30	13.07●	22.06
P/B	2.90	3.14	1.56	0.60●	2.36
EV/EBITDA	14.20	12.20	13.59	4.67●	12.32
P/S	0.19	0.45	0.80	0.16●	0.41

Financial Health
Metric	SAH	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.03	1.09	0.60	1.25●	1.13
Debt/Equity	451.3%	202.1%	119.3%	47.6%●	180.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	8.64	4.41	5.80	1.88●	6.07

Profitability
Metric	SAH	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.7%	1.7%●	0.4%	1.2%	2.2%
ROE	10.5%	14.3%●	1.0%	5.0%	11.6%
ROA	1.8%	3.9%●	0.4%	2.5%	3.4%
EBITDA Margin	3.4%	5.7%	10.3%●	5.6%	5.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SAH	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.8%	16.5%●	9.4%	9.1%	4.8%
NI Growth	-55.5%	10.5%●	-1.2%	-58.4%	-6.0%
Div. Yield	1.8%	3.5%	0.3%	17.4%●	1.0%
Payout	45.6%	83.5%	76.9%	227.4%	22.4%

Valuation
Metric	SAH	DRVN	MCW	CARG	GPI	ABG	Ind. Median
P/E	26.14	12.57	21.53	23.12	10.64	7.13●	22.06
P/B	2.90	2.99	2.02	14.53	1.22	0.99●	2.36
EV/EBITDA	14.20	15.62	13.73	13.69	10.27	8.40●	12.32
P/S	0.19	1.30	2.22	3.60	0.15●	0.22	0.41

Financial Health
Metric	SAH	DRVN	MCW	CARG	GPI	ABG	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.03	1.38	0.49	1.65●	0.95	0.94	1.13
Debt/Equity	451.3%	276.5%	149.2%	79.3%●	197.6%	138.1%	180.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	8.64	7.26	5.73	0.45●	6.34	4.88	6.07

Profitability
Metric	SAH	DRVN	MCW	CARG	GPI	ABG	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.7%	10.4%	10.3%	15.6%●	1.5%	3.0%	2.2%
ROE	10.5%	26.3%	10.0%	46.6%●	11.2%	14.5%	11.6%
ROA	1.8%	4.3%	3.5%	24.7%●	3.3%	5.1%	3.4%
EBITDA Margin	3.4%	15.6%	27.8%●	27.2%	3.9%	6.2%	5.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SAH	DRVN	MCW	CARG	GPI	ABG	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.8%	-16.4%	5.0%	5.9%	7.2%●	4.8%	4.8%
NI Growth	-55.5%	—	36.8%	285.1%●	-31.8%	31.9%	-6.0%
Div. Yield	1.8%●	—	—	—	0.0%	—	1.0%
Payout	45.6%	—	—	—	7.9%	—	22.4%

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