---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043509-22-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T23:17:15.390322+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonic Automotive Q3 2022: record revenue $3.4B, net income $87.3M, dividend raised 12%

## Summary
- Record Q3 revenue $3.4B (+12% YoY); gross profit $580.7M (+23%).
- Net income $87.3M ($2.23 diluted EPS); record F&I per unit $2,477 (+5%).
- EchoPark gross profit record $48.6M (+88%); segment loss $29.9M.
- Repurchased 3.1M shares for $151.5M (8% of shares outstanding).
- Quarterly dividend increased 12% to $0.28 per share; payable Jan 13, record Dec 15.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043509-22-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000015/0001043509-22-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000015/sah-20221027.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $3.4 billion, net income $87.3 million ($2.23 per diluted share), EPS $2.23 per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $3.4 billion
  - Net income: $87.3 million ($2.23 per diluted share)
  - EPS: $2.23 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: largest automotive retailers, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Key Highlights • Record third quarter revenues of $3.4 billion, up 12% year-over-year; record third quarter gross profit of $580.7 million, up 23% year-over-year • Record third quarter net income of $87.3 million ($2.23 per diluted share) •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000015/0001043509-22-000015-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.