Sonic Automotive (SAH) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- —
- Estimate
- $1.66
- Surprise
- —
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
Coverage in the report window
- Sonic Automotive Q3 Adj. EPS $1.30 Misses $1.67 Estimate, Sales $3.988B Miss $4.027B Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-29
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SAH Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: Franchised Dealerships Segment (85.0%)
- Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $63.12
- Price target
- $76.16
- Stop
- $58.70
- Upside to target
- +20.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.3:1
At 10.1× trailing and 8.7× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SAH at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Auto & Truck Dealerships
- Market cap
- $2.00B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 10.1
- 52-week range
- $54.11–$113.67
- Off 52-week high
- 44.5%
- RSI (14)
- 54
- Volume vs avg
- 1.39×
- Score today
- 5.5/10