David Bruton Smith is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH). The company reported total compensation of $11,830,626 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,737,276 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,979,216 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $5,646,147 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $467,987 |
| Total | $11,830,626 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC filed March 6, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-015631.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,737,276 | $0 | $3,979,216 | $0 | $5,646,147 | $0 | $467,987 | $11,830,626 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,336,366 | $0 | $3,795,995 | $0 | $4,343,190 | $0 | $448,034 | $9,923,585 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,336,366 | $0 | $4,061,894 | $0 | $1,636,346 | $0 | $473,249 | $7,507,855 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $15,070,516 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,239,889 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 25th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 4 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Bruton Smith this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $11,830,626 |
| Jeff Dyke | President | $9,416,556 |
| Heath Byrd | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $6,476,405 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC compensation brief.
David Bruton Smith's compensation sits inside SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.