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How Sonic Automotive, Inc. stacks up
SAH · against 421 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
87/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #48 of 422 · scores higher than 88% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score55 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including SAH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 87?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 85% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 12.6% vs peer median 6.1%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 18.0% vs peer median 8.8%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 88% of peers. Earnings yield: 10.9% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SAH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SAH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 419 reported | 10.3% | 5.6% | 88% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 430 reported | 10.4% | 9.6% | 55% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 147 reported | -2.9% | 6.6% | 12% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 421 reported | 53.5% | 54.7% | 49% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SAH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.49T KRW (≈$1.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 2 | 10.4B HKD (≈$1.3B) | 99 | 88 | |
| 2 | 9.9B HKD (≈$1.3B) | 99 | 82 | |
| 2 | 151.6B JPY (≈$1.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 2.6B GBP (≈$3.4B) | 99 | 61 | |
| 43 | 1.7B USD | 88 | 60 | |
| 43 | 1.4B USD | 88 | 89 | |
| 48 | 197.6B JPY (≈$1.3B) | 87 | 59 | |
| 48 | 77.2B THB (≈$2.2B) | 87 | 64 | |
| 48 | 1.9B USD | 87 | 55 | |
| 48 | 2.5B EUR (≈$2.7B) | 87 | 60 | |
| 52 | 2.59T KRW (≈$1.9B) | 86 | 41 | |
| 52 | 192.0B JPY (≈$1.3B) | 86 | 71 | |
| 52 | 181.3B JPY (≈$1.2B) | 86 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score