Asbury Automotive Group vs Sonic Automotive
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The short version
- 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 6.4x for Asbury Automotive Group.
| 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 | 6.4x | 9.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
ABG $6.5B
SAH $9.7B
FY17
ABG $6.5B
SAH $9.9B
FY18
ABG $6.9B
SAH $10.0B
FY19
ABG $7.2B
SAH $10.5B
FY20
ABG $7.1B
SAH $9.8B
FY21
ABG $9.8B
SAH $12.4B
FY22
ABG $15.4B
SAH $14.0B
FY23
ABG $14.8B
SAH $14.4B
FY24
ABG $17.2B
SAH $14.2B
FY25
ABG $18.0B
SAH $15.2B
ABG
SAH
Operating margin
FY16
ABG 4.6%
SAH 2.4%
FY17
ABG 4.5%
SAH 2.1%
FY18
ABG 4.5%
SAH 1.8%
FY19
ABG 4.5%
SAH 2.9%
FY20
ABG 5.2%
SAH 0.4%
FY21
ABG 8.1%
SAH 4.3%
FY22
ABG 8.3%
SAH 2.2%
FY23
ABG 6.4%
SAH 3.0%
FY24
ABG 4.9%
SAH 3.2%
FY25
ABG 4.8%
SAH 2.4%
ABG
SAH
Free cash flow
FY16
ABG $61.1M
SAH $10.1M
FY17
ABG $224M
SAH −$71.4M
FY18
ABG −$30.2M
SAH −$19.9M
FY19
ABG $292M
SAH $45.2M
FY20
ABG —
SAH $154M
FY21
ABG $1.1B
SAH $8.1M
FY22
ABG $601M
SAH $179M
FY23
ABG $171M
SAH −$219M
FY24
ABG —
SAH −$78.1M
FY25
ABG —
SAH $418M
ABG
SAH
Return on capital
FY16
ABG 15.0%
SAH 9.0%
FY17
ABG 15.4%
SAH 10.8%
FY18
ABG 17.5%
SAH 6.9%
FY19
ABG 16.6%
SAH 13.0%
FY20
ABG 15.1%
SAH 1.7%
FY21
ABG 16.2%
SAH 20.7%
FY22
ABG 17.0%
SAH 6.1%
FY23
ABG 11.6%
SAH 11.4%
FY24
ABG 9.6%
SAH 13.5%
FY25
ABG 9.2%
SAH 12.2%
ABG
SAH
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.