Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 9.64 | 11.79 | 11.84 | 9.58 | 11.37 | 13.99 | — | 6.98 | 9.48 | 6.86 | 11.54 | 11.86 | 12.66 | 6.22 | 18.33 | 10.53 | — | 4.85 | 3.91 | 4.56 | 5.49 |
| — | -15.7% | — | +37.2% | +19.9% | +103.8% | — | -41.2% | -25.1% | +10.4% | -37.1% | +12.6% | — | +28.1% | +368.5% | +130.9% | — | -27.9% | -8.0% | -54.0% | -25.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| — | -27.5% | -7.2% | +17.1% | -4.0% | +15.0% | +35.4% | -8.1% | +4.9% | +25.3% | +17.2% | +2.2% | +8.9% | -5.2% | +11.0% | +11.7% | -24.6% | -33.5% | -27.0% | -33.6% | +9.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.00 | 1.83 | 2.65 | 2.38 | 1.99 | 2.50 | 2.65 | 1.81 | 2.10 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 2.35 | 2.01 | 1.53 | 1.27 | 1.57 | 1.97 |
| — | -26.7% | +0.2% | +31.5% | -5.1% | +24.2% | +31.6% | -17.8% | -4.3% | +1.4% | +2.8% | -6.3% | +9.2% | +29.3% | +54.4% | +49.8% | +2.2% | -32.2% | -38.2% | -40.0% | -5.7% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | 17.97 | 4.97 | 6.63 | 3.27 | 12.04 | 14.79 | — | 17.07 | — | 8.82 | — | — | — | 1.89 | 43.63 | 2.12 | — |
| — | — | — | — | +49.3% | -66.4% | — | -80.9% | — | +67.7% | — | — | — | +366.1% | — | — | — | -23.9% | +2989.1% | -72.9% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.69 | 11.04 | 10.74 | 10.17 | 9.95 | 10.65 | 9.21 | 8.24 | 9.33 | 10.43 | 10.79 | 10.23 | 10.83 | 7.78 | 11.87 | 10.11 | — | 6.54 | 6.06 | 6.43 | 6.96 |
| — | +3.7% | +16.7% | +23.5% | +6.7% | +2.1% | -14.7% | -19.5% | -13.8% | +34.1% | -9.1% | +1.2% | — | +18.9% | +96.1% | +57.3% | — | -3.8% | +17.9% | -35.9% | -10.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 11.60 | 14.79 | 14.20 | 12.85 | 13.03 | 13.91 | — | 10.38 | 11.99 | 13.63 | 14.23 | 13.94 | 14.52 | 9.63 | 17.01 | 13.13 | — | 7.89 | 7.24 | 7.60 | 8.99 |
| — | +6.3% | — | +23.8% | +8.7% | +2.1% | — | -25.6% | -17.4% | +41.5% | -16.3% | +6.1% | — | +22.0% | +135.0% | +72.7% | — | -3.2% | +22.6% | -40.2% | -5.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 16.2% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 15.5% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.8% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 16.0% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.5% | 16.7% |
| — | -0.1% | -4.9% | +4.7% | +5.0% | -0.5% | +5.5% | -2.1% | -2.4% | -2.6% | +0.2% | -0.1% | -5.9% | -5.1% | -7.3% | -4.1% | -3.7% | +9.6% | +10.2% | +14.9% | +19.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 3.0% | -4.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| — | -8.7% | -17.9% | -10.0% | -8.2% | -5.1% | +30.7% | +27.2% | +22.4% | -13.7% | +45.5% | +3.5% | +170.6% | -12.7% | -51.4% | -31.8% | -180.0% | +5.8% | -10.5% | +41.6% | +32.6% | |
| Net Margin | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | -1.2% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | -5.3% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| — | -12.5% | +217.0% | -14.7% | -19.5% | -44.6% | -204.5% | +55.8% | +39.3% | +13.2% | +86.3% | -9.2% | +120.3% | -25.9% | -76.3% | -51.5% | -275.7% | -7.9% | -20.4% | +44.7% | +47.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.1% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 4.5% | -4.3% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 5.5% | -19.1% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 9.3% |
| — | -11.7% | +233.0% | -9.5% | -22.2% | -41.1% | -196.5% | +40.2% | +27.5% | -4.0% | +64.9% | -14.2% | +123.2% | +2.9% | -67.1% | -38.1% | -306.1% | -11.4% | -35.9% | +33.2% | +28.2% | |
| ROA | 2.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | -3.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| — | -18.6% | +218.9% | -16.1% | -22.2% | -39.0% | -205.1% | +53.8% | +35.3% | -4.9% | +60.6% | -17.2% | +119.1% | -23.8% | -75.8% | -51.7% | -271.4% | -24.9% | -39.0% | +33.8% | +43.6% | |
| ROIC | 7.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.9% | -2.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| — | -18.2% | -19.1% | -13.1% | -10.5% | +7.2% | +34.1% | +27.5% | +18.5% | -28.7% | +22.0% | -10.1% | +163.5% | -13.7% | -52.8% | -34.3% | -175.6% | -17.8% | -31.4% | +33.8% | +32.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 3.96 | 4.45 | 4.56 | 4.51 | 3.96 | 3.89 | 4.04 | 3.71 | 3.89 | 4.03 | 4.44 | 4.29 | 4.33 | 4.16 | 4.12 | 4.29 | 3.89 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 3.08 |
| — | +14.3% | +12.6% | +21.6% | +1.8% | -3.3% | -8.8% | -13.5% | -10.3% | -3.2% | +7.8% | -0.0% | +11.2% | +48.6% | +47.0% | +50.1% | +26.3% | +40.7% | +22.0% | +1.1% | +2.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.19 | 31.34 | 27.22 | 26.68 | 26.51 | 26.29 | 22.62 | 22.40 | 24.40 | 27.92 | 30.02 | 27.15 | 28.89 | 21.21 | 32.93 | 26.91 | — | 17.41 | 17.90 | 17.90 | 17.99 |
| — | +19.2% | +20.4% | +19.1% | +8.6% | -5.8% | -24.6% | -17.5% | -15.5% | +31.6% | -8.8% | +0.9% | — | +21.9% | +83.9% | +50.3% | — | +29.8% | +55.5% | -15.8% | -6.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.09 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 |
| — | -6.7% | -1.4% | -5.6% | -0.3% | -8.0% | -6.7% | -0.0% | -0.5% | -0.7% | -4.0% | -2.4% | -8.1% | +9.1% | +4.2% | +1.5% | +8.5% | -0.8% | +4.6% | +10.3% | +7.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.44 |
| — | -27.1% | +4.1% | -22.5% | -10.3% | -22.4% | -33.2% | +7.0% | -14.4% | -12.5% | -14.1% | -13.6% | -23.4% | +23.4% | -4.0% | -11.6% | +23.3% | -25.1% | +2.7% | +49.9% | +25.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 1.86 | 2.05 | 2.62 | 2.75 | 2.44 | 2.36 | -0.54 | 3.02 | 2.58 | 2.13 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.94 | 1.68 | 2.46 | -3.78 | 4.54 | 5.67 | 6.01 | 6.65 |
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Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s current P/E is 9.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 11.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s current operating margin is 3.6%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.