Recent 8-K filings for SAH

• May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.20 neutral item 5.02

  Sonic Automotive grants performance-based RSUs to CEO, COO, and CFO

  David Bruton Smith receives 69,872 RSUs; Jeff Dyke 38,175; Heath R. Byrd 26,183.

• May 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other materiality 0.50 neutral item 5.02item 5.07item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive shareholders approve 2026 Equity Incentive Plan with 2.3M share reserve

  Plan replaces 2012 Stock Incentive Plan; 2,318,148 shares authorized, effective Feb 11, 2026.

• April 30, 2026, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.80 positive item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01 ◈ Earnings Releases

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

  Revenue $3.7B (+1% YoY); gross profit $598.8M (+6% YoY); reported EPS $1.79 vs $2.04 prior year.

• April 2, 2026, 7:59 PM ET debt materiality 0.50 neutral item 1.01item 2.03item 9.01 ◈ Debt Financings◈ Material Agreements

  Sonic Automotive enters $150M bridge facility with PNC Bank, fully drawn

  Entered $150M senior unsecured bridge term loan with PNC Bank, drawn in full on March 27, 2026.

• February 18, 2026, 6:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.70 neutral item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive reports record annual revenue of $15.2B; Q4 net income down 20%

  Full-year revenue $15.2B (+7% YoY); Q4 revenue $3.9B (-1% YoY) with record quarterly gross profit $598.7M.

• February 13, 2026, 6:59 PM ET other materiality 0.25 neutral item 5.02

  Sonic Automotive sets 2026 performance-based bonus parameters for CEO, President, and CFO

  Compensation Committee established 2026 bonus criteria on Feb 11, 2026, for CEO David Bruton Smith, President Jeff Dyke, and CFO Heath R. Byrd.

• October 23, 2025, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.75 positive item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive reports record Q3 revenues of $4.0B, up 14% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.41, up 12%

  Record quarterly total revenues of $4.0B (+14% YoY); total gross profit $615.5M (+13% YoY).

• July 24, 2025, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.80 positive item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive Q2 adjusted EPS $2.19, up 49%; revenue record $3.7B; dividend up 9%

  Total revenue $3.7B (+6% YoY); reported net loss $45.6M from $172.4M non-cash impairment.

• April 24, 2025, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.85 positive item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive reports record Q1 revenue $3.7B, EPS $2.04 (+70% YoY); declares $0.35 dividend

  Record total revenue $3.7B (+8% YoY); reported net income $70.6M ($2.04 EPS), up 68% and 70% YoY.

• April 24, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other materiality 0.10 neutral item 5.07

  Sonic Automotive shareholders elect all nine directors, ratify Grant Thornton, approve say-on-pay

  All nine director nominees elected; David Bruton Smith received 128.5M votes for and 10.5M against.

• February 12, 2025, 6:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.70 positive item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive posts Q4 record revenue $3.9B; EPS $1.67; declares $0.35 dividend

  Record quarterly revenue of $3.9B, up 9% YoY; net income $58.6M (EPS $1.67) up 51%.

• February 7, 2025, 6:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.35 neutral item 5.02

  Sonic Automotive raises base salaries for CEO, President, CFO; grants performance RSUs

  CEO David Bruton Smith base salary increased from $1,336,366 to $1,737,276 (30% raise).

• January 3, 2025, 6:59 PM ET debt materiality 0.60 neutral item 1.01item 2.03item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive enters $149M mortgage loan facility maturing 2027

  Credit agreement with PNC Bank establishes a $149,137,000 syndicated mortgage loan facility maturing November 17, 2027.

• October 24, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.80 neutral item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive Q3 GAAP EPS up 11% to $2.13; adjusted EPS down 38%; dividend raised 17%

  Revenue $3.5B, down 4% YoY; GAAP net income $74.2M ($2.13 diluted EPS), up 8% and 11% YoY respectively.

• August 5, 2024, 7:59 PM ET cyber materiality 0.75 negative item 1.05

  Sonic Automotive reports $0.64 EPS hit from CDK cyber incident; systems restored

  CDK cyber incident on June 19 disrupted DMS and CRM systems; access now restored as of this filing.

• August 5, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.70 neutral item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

  Sonic Automotive Q2 net income $41.2M (+76% YoY); CDK outage cut pre-tax income ~$30M

  Total revenue $3.5B, down 5% YoY; gross profit $539.1M, down 5%.

• July 5, 2024, 7:59 PM ET cyber materiality 0.75 negative item 1.05

  Sonic Automotive updates CDK cyber incident; expects material adverse impact on Q2 earnings

  DMS basic functionality restored as of July 5; CRM and certain DMS functions remain offline.

• June 21, 2024, 7:59 PM ET cyber materiality 0.70 negative item 8.01

  Sonic Automotive reports cybersecurity incident at CDK Global disrupting DMS and CRM systems.

  On June 19, 2024, CDK Global notified Sonic that it suspended certain systems due to a cybersecurity incident.

• April 25, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.75 neutral item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01 ◈ Earnings Releases

  Sonic Automotive Q1 revenue down 3% to $3.4B; EchoPark adjusted EBITDA hits record $7.3M

  Reported EPS $1.20 (-7% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.36 (+2% YoY).

• April 25, 2024, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.15 neutral item 5.07 ◈ Shareholder Votes ×3

  Sonic Automotive shareholders elect all 9 director nominees, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

  All 9 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 127.1M to 134.0M, no opposition majority.

Earnings & guidance

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.85 · Median 0.70 · Most common event earnings

5 positive 3 negative 12 neutral

source · SAH on sec.gov