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How Sonic Automotive, Inc. stacks up
SAH · against 1,552 other Consumer Cyclical companies
Valuation
87/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #196 of 1,553 · scores higher than 87% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score156 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 · 1,527 reported | 10.3% | 4.4% | 88% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1,593 reported | 10.4% | 8.8% | 60% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 594 reported | -2.9% | 6.1% | 15% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 1,536 reported | 53.5% | 57.2% | 47% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SAH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 198.5B KRW (≈$143M) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 623.0B KRW (≈$449M) | 100 | 65 | |
| 1 | 382.5B KRW (≈$275M) | 100 | 57 | |
| 1 | 412.0B KRW (≈$297M) | 100 | 56 | |
| 1 | 1.49T KRW (≈$1.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 196 | 197.6B JPY (≈$1.3B) | 87 | 59 | |
| 196 | 77.2B THB (≈$2.2B) | 87 | 64 | |
| 196 | 1.9B NOK (≈$179M) | 87 | 42 | |
| 196 | 7.8B USD | 87 | 49 | |
| 196 | 1.9B USD | 87 | 55 | |
| 196 | 2.5B EUR (≈$2.7B) | 87 | 60 | |
| 196 | 298M CAD (≈$218M) | 87 | 61 | |
| 196 | 325M EUR (≈$358M) | 87 | 43 | |
| 211 | 2.59T KRW (≈$1.9B) | 86 | 41 |
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