Seasonality
SAH seasonality — Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, SAH's strongest month on average has been April (+10.5%) and its weakest March (-8.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +5.46% | +4.64% | 80% | +17.2% | -10.1% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.54% | +1.04% | 50% | +12.7% | -11.5% | 10 |
| Mar | -8.14% | -3.90% | 30% | +9.3% | -52.6% | 10 |
| Apr | +10.48% | +3.03% | 70% | +61.4% | -18.1% | 10 |
| May | +2.84% | +1.45% | 50% | +22.6% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +5.67% | +3.04% | 60% | +34.0% | -19.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +7.41% | +8.66% | 70% | +21.9% | -9.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +4.91% | +5.18% | 60% | +27.1% | -14.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.75% | -6.81% | 30% | +16.7% | -23.3% | 10 |
| Oct | -2.91% | -2.84% | 40% | +8.0% | -16.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.51% | +7.05% | 67% | +21.9% | -12.9% | 9 |
| Dec | -2.54% | -4.91% | 30% | +10.1% | -13.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — SAH
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.1 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 8.0 | -14.1 | -23.3 | 4.8 | -2.4 | -0.2% | |
| 2025 | 17.2 | -8.2 | -16.4 | 6.6 | 15.2 | 14.3 | -9.5 | 13.6 | -7.4 | -16.5 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | -10.1 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 1.6 | -2.0 | -3.9 | 9.3 | 4.7 | -6.2 | -3.0 | 21.9 | -8.4 | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 5.9 | -4.5 | -18.1 | -6.9 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | -10.4 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 9.6 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 5.3 | -20.9 | 0.1 | 7.2 | -19.7 | 14.2 | 27.1 | -18.6 | 8.0 | 13.7 | -7.3 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 7.5 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -7.2 | 21.9 | -7.3 | 4.0 | -5.9 | -9.1 | 10.1 | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0 | -11.5 | -52.6 | 61.4 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 10.9 | -5.0 | -10.2 | 12.0 | -4.5 | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2 | -1.8 | -1.5 | 36.6 | -13.8 | 34.0 | 18.1 | -2.4 | 16.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | -5.3 | +125.3% |
| 2018 | 16.8 | -9.1 | -3.3 | 4.5 | 7.6 | -3.3 | -1.2 | 5.7 | -10.0 | -6.4 | -12.9 | -12.9 | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -7.3 | -7.6 | -2.2 | -4.1 | 3.5 | -6.7 | -0.3 | 12.7 | -2.7 | 7.0 | -13.2 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3 |