Asbury Automotive Group vs Sonic Automotive
Add, change or remove companies; up to four.
KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Asbury Automotive Group and Sonic Automotive side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Asbury Automotive Group is the larger business, with $18.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $15.2B for Sonic Automotive.
- Sonic Automotive grew revenue faster (6.5%, against 4.7%).
- Asbury Automotive Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (4.8% operating margin, against 2.4%).
- Sonic Automotive earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.2%, against 9.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Sonic Automotive’s earnings: a P/E of 9.8x against 6.5x for Asbury Automotive Group.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Asbury Automotive Group
ABG
6/10
5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on equityShare count change
Sonic Automotive
SAH
2/10
Revenue growthReturn on capital
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ABG FY25 | SAH FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $2.0B |
| Revenue | $18.0B | $15.2B |
| Free cash flow | — | $418M |
| Net income | $492M | $119M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.7% | 6.5% |
| 5-year growth | 20.3% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | −0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 0.8% |
| FCF margin | — | 2.8% |
| Return on capital | 9.2% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.5B | $2.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.7x | 3.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $12.8M | $131M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 6.5x | 9.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.