Sonic Automotive (SAH Quick QuoteSAH - Free Report) reported $3.97 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.8%. EPS of $1.41 for the same period compares to $1.26 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +8.18% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.67 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82, the EPS surprise was -22.53%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Sonic Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Franchised Dealerships Segment- Same store- Unit Sales Volume- Used vehicles: 25,628 compared to the 24,560 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Franchised Dealerships Segment- Same store- Unit Sales Volume- Total new vehicles: 29,829 compared to the 27,724 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Gross Profit Per Unit - Franchised Dealerships Segment- Total New Vehicle: $2,945.00 versus $3,011.20 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Gross Profit Per Unit - Franchised Dealerships Segment - Used vehicle: $1,528.00 compared to the $1,475.40 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Franchised Dealerships: $3.37 billion compared to the $3.04 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.6% year over year.
• Revenues- Franchised Dealerships- Same Store Revenue- Used Vehicles: $767.4 million versus $709.65 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.4% change.
• Revenues- Franchised Dealerships- Total new vehicles: $1.86 billion versus $1.65 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.1% change.
• Revenues- Franchised Dealerships- Used vehicles: $796.7 million versus $733.3 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.6% change.
• Revenues- Franchised Dealerships- Parts, service and collision repair: $510.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $492.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.2%.
• Revenues- Franchised Dealerships- Finance, insurance and other, net: $147.6 million compared to the $141.7 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20.6% year over year.
• Revenues- EchoPark- Used vehicles: $439.2 million compared to the $438.65 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.6% year over year.
• Revenues- EchoPark- Finance, insurance and other, net: $52.9 million compared to the $57.92 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.1% year over year.

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Shares of Sonic Automotive have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.