Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- Regarding free cash flow variation: SAH reports less variability in its cash flow than 2.9% of dividend stocks in our set.
- The stock's free cash flow/dividend ratio, potentially useful for understanding its ability to make dividend payments, comes in at -16.54 -- higher than 9.4% of other dividend issuers in the US.
- Free cash flow for SAH has a compound average growth rate of 1,334.8%, which is higher than 99.45% of stocks in our dividend set.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with SAH's price: EBIX, ALCO, CANG, SNX and K.
SAH Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $62.30 | $13.29 | -72.27% |
A technique commonly used by dividend investors to value dividend-issuing stocks is the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), which seeks to determine a fair share price based on the dividend provided by the company relative to a number of other company-specific factors. In the case of SAH, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 72.27%. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Sonic Automotive Inc are:
- SAH's annual revenue of 12 billion US dollars puts it in the large-sized revenue class; relative to suck stocks, its discount rate is lower than that of 71.43% of dividend stocks in the same revenue class (a low discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- In comparison to other stocks in the large-sized revenue class, where its estimated gain based on our dividend discount model price relative to its current share price is greater than merely 16.93% of companies in the same revenue class.
- In terms of who is growing the amount of dividends they return to shareholders, Sonic Automotive Inc has been increasing its dividends at a faster rate than 88.77% of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks we observed.
SAH Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2023-12-14 | Dividend | $0.30 | +3.45% |
| 2023-09-14 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2023-06-14 | Dividend | $0.29 | +3.57% |
| 2023-03-14 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2022-12-14 | Dividend | $0.28 | +12.00% |
| 2022-09-14 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2022-06-14 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2022-03-14 | Dividend | $0.25 | +108.33% |
| 2021-12-14 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2021-09-14 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2021-06-14 | Dividend | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| 2021-03-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2020-12-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2020-09-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2020-06-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2020-03-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2019-12-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2019-09-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2019-06-13 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2019-03-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | +66.67% |
| 2018-12-13 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2018-09-13 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2018-06-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2018-03-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | +20.00% |
| 2017-12-14 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2017-09-14 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2017-06-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2017-03-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2016-12-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2016-09-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2016-06-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2016-03-11 | Dividend | $0.05 | +31.58% |
| 2015-12-11 | Dividend | $0.04 | +52.00% |
| 2015-09-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2015-06-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2015-03-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2014-12-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2014-09-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2014-06-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2014-03-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2013-12-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2013-09-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2013-06-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2013-03-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2012-12-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2012-06-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2012-03-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2011-12-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2011-09-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2011-06-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2011-03-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2010-12-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -79.17% |
| 2008-12-11 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2008-09-11 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2008-06-11 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2008-03-12 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2007-12-12 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2007-09-12 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2007-06-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2007-03-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2006-12-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2006-09-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2006-06-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2006-03-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2005-12-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2005-09-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2005-06-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2005-03-11 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2004-12-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2004-09-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| 2004-06-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-03-11 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2003-12-11 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2003-09-11 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1999-01-26 | Split |
SAH Dividends vs. Peers
SAH's dividend yield currently ranks #2 of 30 vs. its peers in the Auto Dealers & Rentals category.
Looking for More Information on SAH dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on Sonic Automotive Inc and its dividends:Sonic Automotive Inc Common Stock (SAH) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) - Dividend Investor
Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha