PHINIA vs Sonic Automotive
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The short version
- Sonic Automotive is the larger business, with $15.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.5B for PHINIA, about 4.4 times as much.
- Sonic Automotive grew revenue faster (6.5%, against 2.4%).
- PHINIA kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.3% operating margin, against 2.4%).
- PHINIA turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.4% FCF margin, against 2.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of PHINIA’s earnings: a P/E of 16.5x against 9.8x for Sonic Automotive.
| Latest fiscal year | PHIN · FY25 | SAH · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $2.0B |
| Revenue | $3.5B | $15.2B |
| Free cash flow | $188M | $418M |
| Net income | $130M | $119M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.4% | 6.5% |
| 5-year growth | — | 9.2% |
| Share count change | −10.5% | −0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 0.8% |
| FCF margin | 5.4% | 2.8% |
| Return on capital | — | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $617M | $2.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5x | 3.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $42.0M | $131M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.5x | 9.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
PHIN —
SAH $9.7B
FY17
PHIN —
SAH $9.9B
FY18
PHIN —
SAH $10.0B
FY19
PHIN —
SAH $10.5B
FY20
PHIN —
SAH $9.8B
FY21
PHIN $3.2B
SAH $12.4B
FY22
PHIN $3.3B
SAH $14.0B
FY23
PHIN $3.5B
SAH $14.4B
FY24
PHIN $3.4B
SAH $14.2B
FY25
PHIN $3.5B
SAH $15.2B
PHIN
SAH
Operating margin
FY16
PHIN —
SAH 2.4%
FY17
PHIN —
SAH 2.1%
FY18
PHIN —
SAH 1.8%
FY19
PHIN —
SAH 2.9%
FY20
PHIN —
SAH 0.4%
FY21
PHIN 5.4%
SAH 4.3%
FY22
PHIN 9.5%
SAH 2.2%
FY23
PHIN 6.9%
SAH 3.0%
FY24
PHIN 7.6%
SAH 3.2%
FY25
PHIN 7.3%
SAH 2.4%
PHIN
SAH
Free cash flow
FY16
PHIN —
SAH $10.1M
FY17
PHIN —
SAH −$71.4M
FY18
PHIN —
SAH −$19.9M
FY19
PHIN —
SAH $45.2M
FY20
PHIN —
SAH $154M
FY21
PHIN $1.0M
SAH $8.1M
FY22
PHIN $196M
SAH $179M
FY23
PHIN $100M
SAH −$219M
FY24
PHIN $203M
SAH −$78.1M
FY25
PHIN $188M
SAH $418M
PHIN
SAH
Return on capital
FY16
PHIN —
SAH 9.0%
FY17
PHIN —
SAH 10.8%
FY18
PHIN —
SAH 6.9%
FY19
PHIN —
SAH 13.0%
FY20
PHIN —
SAH 1.7%
FY21
PHIN —
SAH 20.7%
FY22
PHIN —
SAH 6.1%
FY23
PHIN 6.5%
SAH 11.4%
FY24
PHIN —
SAH 13.5%
FY25
PHIN —
SAH 12.2%
PHIN
SAH
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