---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028612"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:30:51.297247+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonic Automotive Q1 record revenue $3.7B; net income down 14%; dividend raised 8%

## Summary
- Revenue $3.7B (+1% YoY); gross profit $598.8M (+6% YoY); reported EPS $1.79 vs $2.04 prior year.
- Adjusted net income $54.9M (+7% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.62 (+9% YoY).
- EchoPark segment record pretax income $16.2M (+57% YoY) and record adjusted EBITDA $18.6M.
- Dividend raised 8% to $0.41/share, payable July 15 to holders of record June 15.
- Board approved $500M share repurchase authorization; $528M total remaining; 2.1M shares repurchased in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028612
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026028612/0001628280-26-028612-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026028612/sah-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $3.7 billion, net income $60.8 million, EPS $1.79 earnings per share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $3.7 billion
  - Net income: $60.8 million
  - EPS: $1.79 earnings per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: automotive retailers, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Financial Summary • First quarter record total revenues of $3.7 billion, up 1% year-over-year; first quarter record total gross profit of $598.8 million, up 6% year-over-year • Reported net income in the first quarter was $60.8 million, down 14%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026028612/0001628280-26-028612-index.htm

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