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SAH Dividend

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

NYSEConsumer CyclicalStockData as of
Dividend yield
1.92%
Annual dividend
$1.55
Payout ratio
0.24
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$80.61
Market cap
$2.7B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.4100

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is SAH a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is below the market median1.92% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.24 means roughly 24% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut onceAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2010. The most recent reduction was in 2010.
  • Raised for 5 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

SAH dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2003 to 2025.

2003200720122016202020242025
Peak $1.46 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for SAH, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.4100Quarterly
$0.4100Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
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$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.2900Quarterly
$0.2900Quarterly
$0.2800Quarterly
$0.2800Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.1200Quarterly
$0.1200Quarterly
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$0.1000Quarterly
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$0.1000Quarterly
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$0.0600Quarterly
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$0.0600Quarterly
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$0.0500Quarterly
$0.0500Quarterly
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$0.0500Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does SAH pay a dividend?
Yes. Sonic Automotive, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.92% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.55 per share.
How much does SAH pay in dividends?
$1.55 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next SAH ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is September 15, 2026, with payment on October 15, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.