What SEC filings does Sonic Automotive, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about SAH?

A Form 4 for SAH discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Sonic Automotive, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for SAH?

The 10-K is Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all SAH SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Sonic Automotive, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for SAH. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Sonic Automotive, Inc. file with the SEC?

Sonic Automotive, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling SAH shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

SAH SEC Filing News — Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-16.

Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contrac…

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships Market Cap: $2.0B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for SAH currently lean bullish. Of the 20 displayed SEC filing records, 5 carry bullish classifications versus 4 bearish classifications. These labels summarize filing attributes; they are not recommendations, probabilities, or evidence of future price direction. There were 12 insider transactions (Form 4) in this period.

SAH Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-05-01 — 2026-10-16

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

5 buys vs 4 sells

Net insider buying in this period — more purchases than sales reported.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$4.26M

DYKE JEFF (Director, President) · 2026-06-10

50,000 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 12 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 12 filings in this group are Form 4s for Sonic Automotive, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 12 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 open-market purchase, 4 open-market sale and 3 compensation award. 9 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market purchase ×5: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.
Open-market sale ×4: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Compensation award ×3: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-10-16

SAH insider Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) bought 12,555 shares (~$752.0K)

Rusnak Paul P., listed as 10% Owner at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market purchase of 12,555 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	12,555	$59.90	$752.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) Shares: 12,555 Est. Value: $752.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-10-09

SAH insider Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) bought 13,701 shares (~$819.0K)

Rusnak Paul P., listed as 10% Owner at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market purchase of 13,701 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	13,701	$59.78	$819.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) Shares: 13,701 Est. Value: $819.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-10-07

SAH insider Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) bought 1,119 shares (~$67.0K)

Rusnak Paul P., listed as 10% Owner at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market purchase of 1,119 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	1,119	$59.90	$67.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) Shares: 1,119 Est. Value: $67.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-10-06

SAH insider Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) bought 27,756 shares (~$1.66M)

Rusnak Paul P., listed as 10% Owner at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market purchase of 27,756 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	27,756	$59.76	$1.66M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) Shares: 27,756 Est. Value: $1.66M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-10-06

SAH insider Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) bought 21,645 shares (~$1.29M)

Rusnak Paul P., listed as 10% Owner at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market purchase of 21,645 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	21,645	$59.50	$1.29M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rusnak Paul P. (10% Owner) Shares: 21,645 Est. Value: $1.29M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-10

SAH insider DYKE JEFF (Director, President) sold 50,000 shares (~$4.26M)

DYKE JEFF, listed as Director, President at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market sale of 50,000 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	14,886	$85.13	$1.27M
`S`	Open-market sale	35,114	$85.22	$2.99M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DYKE JEFF (Director, President) Shares: 50,000 Est. Value: $4.26M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-08

SAH insider DYKE JEFF (Director, President) sold 50,000 shares (~$4.15M)

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	50,000	$82.97	$4.15M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DYKE JEFF (Director, President) Shares: 50,000 Est. Value: $4.15M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-03

SAH insider Byrd Heath (EVP and CFO) sold 5,061 shares (~$430.2K)

Byrd Heath, listed as EVP and CFO at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market sale of 5,061 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	5,061	$85.00	$430.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Byrd Heath (EVP and CFO) Shares: 5,061 Est. Value: $430.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-01

SAH insider Byrd Heath (EVP and CFO) sold 9,526 shares (~$809.7K)

Byrd Heath, listed as EVP and CFO at SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, reported an open-market sale of 9,526 SAH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	9,526	$85.00	$809.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Byrd Heath (EVP and CFO) Shares: 9,526 Est. Value: $809.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

SAH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Byrd Heath (EVP and CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	26,183	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Byrd Heath (EVP and CFO)

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Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

SAH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

DYKE JEFF (Director, President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	38,175	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DYKE JEFF (Director, President)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

SAH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SMITH DAVID BRUTON (Director, Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	69,872	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SMITH DAVID BRUTON (Director, Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 4 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Sonic Automotive, Inc. has 4 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-10

SAH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by DYKE JEFF (35,114 shares) ~$2.98M

DYKE JEFF filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SAH (SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: DYKE JEFF Shares: 35,114 Est. Value: $2.98M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-09

SAH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by DYKE JEFF (14,886 shares) ~$1.27M

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: DYKE JEFF Shares: 14,886 Est. Value: $1.27M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-08

SAH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by DYKE JEFF (50,000 shares) ~$4.11M

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: DYKE JEFF Shares: 50,000 Est. Value: $4.11M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-05-28

SAH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Byrd Heath (14,587 shares) ~$1.24M

Byrd Heath filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SAH (SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Byrd Heath Shares: 14,587 Est. Value: $1.24M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 3 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 3 in this period for Sonic Automotive, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-30

SAH filed 8-K — material company event

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-08

SAH filed 8-K — material company event

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-01

SAH filed 8-K — material company event

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Sonic Automotive, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-07-30

SAH filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on SAH. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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