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Sonic Automotive, Inc.
1W: -0.6% 1M: +2.0% 3M: -43.5% YTD: +3.3% 1Y: -0.4% 3Y: +47.0% 5Y: +36.5%
$63.68
+2.42 (+3.95%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±6.7%
$53 $57 $61 $65 $70
NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Dealerships · Tech Score Neutral · Power 45 · $2.0B mcap · 19M float · 1.61% daily turnover · Short 65% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 77% of companies Debt: 69.9% of company value Bonds: $196.5M held by 127 funds, 126 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the third-riskiest tenth, about 1 in 140 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $9.20 (down 86%), Sonic Automotive, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $4.67B against a stock market value of $2.01B.
Distance to default 2.86 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $3.28B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 43.0%; Altman Z 3.26. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Balance Sheet Trends

Total Assets
$6.0B +1.3% ▲
5Y CAGR: +9.8%
Total Liabilities
$4.9B +1.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: +10.8%
Shareholders Equity
$1.1B +0.5% ▲
5Y CAGR: +5.6%
Cash & Investments
$6M -85.7% ▼
5Y CAGR: -48.3%
Total Debt
$4.2B +2.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: +11.5%
Net Debt
$4.2B +3.4% ▲

Assets vs Liabilities & Equity

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Balance Sheet
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Assets —
Cash$299M$229M$29M$44M$6M
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0
Cash & ST Investments$299M$229M$29M$44M$6M
Net Receivables$401M$462M$528M$496M$469M
Inventory$1.3B$1.2B$1.6B$2.0B$2.0B
Other Current Assets$122M$298M$385M$388M$344M
Total Current Assets$2.1B$2.2B$2.5B$2.9B$2.8B
Property, Plant & Equip.$1.9B$2.0B$2.1B$2.1B$2.2B
Goodwill & Intangibles$897M$628M$671M$789M$876M
Long-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other Non-Current Assets$52M$76M$72M$73M$92M
Total Non-Current Assets$2.9B$2.8B$2.8B$3.0B$3.1B
Total Assets$5.0B$5.0B$5.4B$5.9B$6.0B
— Liabilities —
Accounts Payable$133M$138M$150M$172M$151M
Short-Term Debt$1.4B$1.4B$1.8B$2.1B$2.0B
Deferred Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$350M$352M$370M$412M$409M
Total Current Liabilities$1.9B$1.8B$2.3B$2.6B$2.6B
Long-Term Debt$1.5B$1.7B$1.6B$1.5B$2.2B
Other Non-Current Liab.$96M$106M$90M$94M$114M
Total Non-Current Liabilities$2.0B$2.2B$2.2B$2.2B$2.3B
Total Liabilities$3.9B$4.1B$4.5B$4.8B$4.9B
— Equity —
Common Stock$800K$800K$800K$800K$800K
Retained Earnings$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.5B
Accumulated OCI-$1M$2M$2M$4M-$700K
Total Stockholders Equity$1.1B$895M$892M$1.1B$1.1B
Total Liabilities & Equity$5.0B$5.0B$5.4B$5.9B$6.0B
— Key Metrics —
Total Debt$3.3B$3.5B$3.9B$4.1B$4.2B
Net Debt$3.0B$3.3B$3.8B$4.1B$4.2B
Total Investments$0$0$0$0$0

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