Sonic Automotive, Inc.

SAH US Consumer Discretionary Automotive Retail
S&P 600
$75.90
-0.81%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

SAH
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Consumer DiscretionaryAutomotive Retail
$75.90
Close used for this calculation
$117.63Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
43/100
Profitability11/25
Returns17/25
Balance Sheet9/25
Efficiency6/25
Growth11/25
Average
Quality radar
43Prof.11/25Ret.17/25Eff.6/25B.Sht9/25Growth11/25

Consensus fair value

$117.63
Below FV
▲ +55.0% against the close used
Model range $21.85 – $205.53
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$21.85Fair value$117.63Bull$205.53
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $58.2852W high $112.66

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading below the consensus fair value

Sonic Automotive, Inc. closed at $75.90, 35.5% below the consensus fair value of $117.63 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 43/100 — Average. P/E of 22.2x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$205.53
+170.8%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=6.4%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$49.54
-34.7%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=3.42, BVPS=31.89 · outside Graham range (P/E 22.2, P/B 2.4) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$68.40
-9.9%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=3.42, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$21.85
-71.2%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=3.42, g=6.4%
EV/EBITDA
$155.47
+104.8%
(EBITDA × 13.2x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=530.9M
Book Value (P/B)
$44.41
-41.5%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=31.89, ROE=11.6%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$75.90
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 8.6% | Historical: 6.4%
Margin of Safety
$80.87
+6.5%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=107.82, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.