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31 /100
COMPONENT-LIMITED
Score updated Oct 13, 2026

SAH — Sonic Automotive, Inc. Dilution Risk Tracker

Track SAH dilution risk with DilutionWatch's stock tracker. DilutionScore™ measures dilution risk across 5 factors — lower scores indicate higher risk of share dilution.

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As of October 13, 2026, Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) has a DilutionWatch DilutionScore of 31/100, rated MEDIUM dilution risk. This is a component-limited score because one or more material inputs are unavailable or not applicable. Sonic Automotive, Inc. has a market capitalization of $2.01B, 33.00M shares outstanding, 226 institutional holders tracked.

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Score Breakdown

📋 Offering Ability
38
💰Cash Runway—
📊 Float Risk
65
⚠️ Warrant Exposure
40
🔄 Convertible Debt
40

Dilution Forecast

☀️
Clear
No significant dilution signals
model est. 0%
No significant dilution signals detected for SAH.
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Market Data

Market Cap$2.01B
Shares Outstanding33.00M
Float11.84M
Cash$19.20M
Debt$1.59B
Short InterestN/A

Source-Backed Evidence Depth

This public preview uses stored DilutionWatch fields and linked SEC/market records only. Missing values are not estimated.

FieldCurrent ValueBasis
DilutionScore31/100DilutionWatch score record
Shares Outstanding33.00MVerified float table or market cache
Public Float11.84MVerified float table or market cache
Market Cap$2.01BMarket data cache
Cash RunwayNot applicable / unavailableDilutionWatch score inputs
Shelf CapacityNone in current score inputsSEC-derived dilution fields
ATM CapacityNone in current score inputsSEC-derived dilution fields
Outstanding WarrantsNone in current score inputsSEC-derived dilution fields

Recent source-backed SEC insight records available on this page: 1.

Recent SEC source mix: XBRL 1.

The page does not infer future share issuance, financing probability, cash needs, management intent, or price impact when source fields are absent.

Institutional Holdings

QoQ: ↑ 3.0% shares (2026Q1 vs prior)
226 institutional holders · 16.12M shares
#1 BlackRock, Inc. 2.51M shares
#2 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1.31M shares
#3 VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.16M shares
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Institutional holder totals are aggregated from ownership filings and may use a different share basis or reporting date than public float. They are not a reconciliation against tradeable float.

Short Interest

Short Interest2.36M
Days to Cover5.2
% of Float19.9%
FINRA data as of Sep 30, 2026

Recent SEC Activity

xbrl XBRL CONVERTIBLE 2013-03-26
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Recent News

No recent news available for this ticker.

Factual SAH Dilution Snapshot

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) has a DilutionScore of 31/100, rated Medium dilution risk. Score date: October 13, 2026.

This automatically generated snapshot is assembled from stored DilutionWatch data fields and may contain data-source errors or omissions. It is not financial advice, not investment research, and not a recommendation. Do your own research and review the full disclaimer and terms of service.

DilutionScore History — Last 90 Days

SAH's DilutionScore is currently 31/100 (Medium risk), with 1 score change tracked over 89 days. The score improved from 19/100 (Low risk).

Period Score Risk Level Duration
Oct 10 – Oct 13, 202631/100MEDIUM4 days
Jul 16 – Oct 09, 202619/100LOW85 days

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Share Dilution History

SAH shares outstanding have decreased 9.2% from 21.55M (Mar 2026) to 19.57M (May 2026). Each increase represents potential dilution to existing shareholders.

Date Shares Outstanding Public Float Change
May 24, 202619.57M11.84M▼ 8.81%
May 20, 202619.57M12.99M▼ 5.87%
May 08, 202619.57M13.80M▼ 0.07%
May 04, 202621.52M13.81M▼ 0.18%
Mar 12, 202621.55M13.83M▼ 0.12%

Share counts sourced from verified regulatory filings. Increases indicate dilution events.

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