SAH (Sonic Automotive) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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SAH Sonic Automotive Inc SAH
88 GF Score
Price $66.33
GF Value $69.46
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Sonic Automotive  (NYSE:SAH) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Sonic Automotive Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.36 18.87 18.78 18.37 16.94

Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Shiller PE Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.96 21.33 17.13 17.97 21.36

SAH vs DRVN, GPI, CARG: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


SAH
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Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Sonic Automotive's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Sonic Automotive's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=1.7882/333.9520*333.9520
=1.788

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 0.400 241.428 0.553
201612 0.830 241.432 1.148
201703 -0.010 243.801 -0.014
201706 0.270 244.955 0.368
201709 0.440 246.819 0.595
201712 1.420 246.524 1.924
201803 -0.050 249.554 -0.067
201806 0.390 251.989 0.517
201809 0.350 252.439 0.463
201812 0.508 251.233 0.675
201903 0.987 254.202 1.297
201906 0.619 256.143 0.807
201909 0.660 256.759 0.858
201912 1.041 256.974 1.352
202003 -4.673 258.115 -6.046
202006 0.711 257.797 0.921
202009 1.346 260.280 1.727
202012 1.306 260.474 1.674
202103 1.245 264.877 1.570
202106 2.622 271.696 3.222
202109 1.952 274.310 2.376
202112 2.251 278.802 2.696
202203 2.328 287.504 2.704
202206 2.341 296.311 2.638
202209 2.227 296.808 2.506
202212 -5.230 296.797 -5.885
202303 1.293 301.836 1.430
202306 0.650 305.109 0.711
202309 1.921 307.789 2.085
202312 1.112 306.746 1.211
202403 1.203 312.332 1.287
202406 1.181 314.175 1.255
202409 2.126 315.301 2.252
202412 1.665 315.605 1.762
202503 2.041 319.799 2.131
202506 -1.337 322.561 -1.384
202509 1.333 324.800 1.371
202512 1.363 324.054 1.405
202603 1.788 330.213 1.808
202606 1.788 333.952 1.788

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Sonic Automotive (SAH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sonic Automotive stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $66.33 is trading 4.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $69.46. GuruFocus considers Sonic Automotive to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SAH:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $69.46 vs. price of $66.33 (4.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 2 warning signs

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Sonic Automotive Business Description

Other Exchanges SA8A:Germany
Address 4401 Colwick Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Sonic Automotive is one of the largest auto dealership groups in the United States. The company has 107 franchised stores in 18 states, primarily in metropolitan areas in California, Texas, and the Southeast, plus 18 EchoPark used-vehicle stores in 10 states, 16 collision centers, and 20 powersports locations. The franchise stores derive revenue from new and used vehicles plus parts and collision repair, finance, insurance, and wholesale auctions. Luxury and import dealerships make up about 86% of franchise new-vehicle revenue, while Honda, BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota constitute about 56% of new-vehicle revenue. BMW is the largest brand at about 23%. 2025 revenue was $15.2 billion, with Texas and California constituting 51% of the total. EchoPark's portion was $2.1 billion.
88GF Score

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