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Sonic Automotive's dividends per share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.30. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $1.20. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.24. As of today, Sonic Automotive's Dividend Yield % is 1.87%.
Warning Sign:
Sonic Automotive Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.
During the past 12 months, Sonic Automotive's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 42.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 36.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 28.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sonic Automotive was 58.70% per year. The lowest was -62.70% per year. And the median was 26.00% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.
The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Sonic Automotive Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
Dividends per Share | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 1.03 | 1.16 |
Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | Dec21 | Mar22 | Jun22 | Sep22 | Dec22 | Mar23 | Jun23 | Sep23 | Dec23 | Mar24 | Jun24 | Sep24 | |
Dividends per Share | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Dividends paid to per common share.
Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Sonic Automotive's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as
Dividend Payout Ratio | = | Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 ) | / | EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 ) |
= | 0.3 | / | 1.26 | |
= | 0.24 |
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sonic Automotive was 0.21. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.10.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Sonic Automotive Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount | Ex-date | Record Date | Pay Date | Type | Frequency | Forex Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD 0.300000 | 2024-09-13 | 2024-09-13 | 2024-10-15 | Cash Dividend | quarterly | USD:USD 1.000000 |
USD 0.300000 | 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-14 | 2024-07-15 | Cash Dividend | quarterly | USD:USD 1.000000 |
USD 0.300000 | 2024-03-14 | 2024-03-15 | 2024-04-15 | Cash Dividend | quarterly | USD:USD 1.000000 |
USD 0.300000 | 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-15 | 2024-01-12 | Cash Dividend | quarterly | USD:USD 1.000000 |
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Sonic Automotive's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Dividend Yield % | = | Most Recent Full Year Dividend | / | Current Share Price |
= | 1.2 | / | 65.60 | |
= | 1.83 % |
Current Share Price is $65.60.
Sonic Automotive's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.2.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sonic Automotive was 3.63%. The lowest was 0.37%. And the median was 1.06%.
Warning Sign:
Sonic Automotive Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Heath Byrd | officer: EVP and CFO | 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211 |
Jeff Dyke | officer: EVP of Operations | C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 6415 IDLEWILD ROAD, SUITE 109, CHARLOTTE NC 28212 |
David Bruton Smith | director, officer: Executive Vice President | C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 6415 IDLEWILD ROAD, SUITE 109, CHARLOTTE NC 28212 |
Paul P. Rusnak | 10 percent owner | 325 W. COLORADO BLVD.,, PO BOX 70489, PASADENA CA 91117-7489 |
Michael Edward Hodge | director | 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211 |
Keri A Kaiser | director | 14902 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 404, #384, DALLAS TX 75254 |
Victor H Doolan | director | 35 VIA MONARCA, DANA POINT CA 92629 |
Marcus G Smith | 10 percent owner | 5555 CONCORD PARKWAY SOUTH, CONCORD NC 28027 |
Sonic Financial Corp | 10 percent owner | 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212 |
O Bruton Smith | director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO | 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212 |
R Eugene Taylor | director | BANK OF AMERICA CORP, 100 NORTH TRYON ST NC1-007-57-01, CHARLOTTE NC 28255 |
Bryan Scott Smith | director, officer: Vice Chairman and CSO | 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212 |
Harris John W. Iii | director | 4725 PIEDMONT ROW DRIVE, SUITE 800, CHARLOTTE NC 28210 |
Byrd Bernard Clinton Jr | director | 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211 |
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