Sonic Automotive Inc. (SAH) Float and Shares Outstanding
Float is the part of SAH's shares outstanding available to trade, after shares held by insiders and other affiliates are taken out. Shares outstanding is every share the company has issued and not bought back. Each figure below names its source and date, because float definitions differ from one source to the next.
Float and shares outstanding
- Float
- 12,567,970
- Polygon free float, as of Aug 7, 2026
- Shares outstanding
- 31,616,102
- checked 3 Nov 2026 · market-data provider
Free float as reported by our market-data provider. Methodology varies by vendor and is not derived from filings.
Float history
Signal8 records each company's float once a trading day, starting Jul 28, 2026. Earlier dates were not recorded, so a short history is not a sign that the float did not exist. Rows below are the dates the float or share count changed, newest first.
| Date | Float | Shares outstanding | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | 12,567,970 | 31,616,102 | Polygon free float |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 12,567,970 | 31,616,102 | Polygon free float |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 12,567,970 | 31,614,802 | Polygon free floatSource changed on this date: a re-measurement, not a change in the company’s shares. |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 20,017,515 | 31,614,802 | 10-K coverSource changed on this date: a re-measurement, not a change in the company’s shares. |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 18,530,352 | 31,614,802 | FMP free floatSource changed on this date: a re-measurement, not a change in the company’s shares. |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 26,109,661 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 26,367,831 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 24,988,287 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 25,502,072 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 25,153,278 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 25,198,835 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 25,031,289 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 26,229,508 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 26,420,079 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 26,130,982 | 31,614,802 | 10-K cover |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 26,190,866 | 31,614,802 | 10-K coverSource changed on this date: a re-measurement, not a change in the company’s shares. |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 26,482,080 | 31,614,802 | Signal8 estimate from ownership filings |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16,623,955 | 31,614,802 | Signal8 estimate from ownership filings |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 23,613,188 | 31,614,802 | Signal8 estimate from ownership filings |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 22,796,298 | 31,614,802 | Signal8 estimate from ownership filings |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 22,785,599 | 31,614,802 | Signal8 estimate from ownership filings |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 22,785,599 | 31,604,103 | Signal8 estimate from ownership filings |
Questions about this data
Why do float figures differ between websites?
Sources define float differently. Some subtract only insider and affiliate holdings; a tradeable float also subtracts restricted blocks that cannot be sold yet. Market-data vendor figures can lag new share issuance, and some report a single share class only. The source of each figure here is named beside it.
What is the difference between float and shares outstanding?
Shares outstanding counts every issued share. Float leaves out shares held by officers, directors, large holders and other affiliates, so it is always the smaller of the two. A float larger than shares outstanding is impossible, and Signal8 withholds such a figure rather than printing it.
What does a change in float mean?
A real change usually follows new share issuance, a buyback, a stock split or insiders buying or selling. A change of source on a date is a re-measurement, not a change in the company’s shares, and is marked as such in the history.
Read more: float vs shares outstanding, or work out float rotation for a trading day.