Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

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$61.71

-1.09 (-1.74%)

Close of Nov 06, 2026 · end-of-day data

Source: Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 06, 2026

Revenue, net income & free cash flow

Income statement

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$9.73B	$9.87B	$9.95B	$10.45B	$9.77B	$12.40B	$14.00B	$14.37B	$14.22B	$15.15B
Cost of revenue	$8.30B	$8.41B	$8.51B	$8.93B	$8.34B	$10.48B	$11.68B	$12.13B	$12.03B	$12.77B
Gross profit	$1.43B	$1.46B	$1.45B	$1.52B	$1.42B	$1.91B	$2.32B	$2.25B	$2.19B	$2.38B
Selling, general & admin	$1.11B	$1.15B	$1.15B	$1.10B	$1.03B	$1.27B	$1.56B	$1.60B	$1.58B	$1.68B
Operating income	$232.91M	$211.56M	$177.66M	$307.70M	$33.90M	$538.40M	$314.00M	$423.60M	$461.50M	$367.50M
Interest expense	$1.00M	$600.00K	$500.00K	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pre-tax income	$155.21M	$108.12M	$75.31M	$199.60M	-$34.80M	$458.20M	$190.00M	$241.90M	$256.10M	$172.80M
Income tax	$60.70M	$13.97M	$22.92M	$55.10M	$15.90M	$109.30M	$101.50M	$63.70M	$40.10M	-$54.10M
Net income	$93.19M	$92.98M	$51.65M	$144.10M	-$51.40M	$348.90M	$88.50M	$178.20M	$216.00M	$118.70M
EBITDA	$310.36M	$300.51M	$271.29M	$400.80M	$124.90M	$639.50M	$441.50M	$565.90M	$611.90M	$530.90M
EPS (basic)	$2.04	$2.11	$1.21	$3.35	$-1.21	$8.43	$2.29	$5.09	$6.34	$3.49
EPS (diluted)	$2.03	$2.09	$1.20	$3.30	$-1.21	$8.06	$2.23	$4.97	$6.18	$3.42
Diluted shares	45.95M	44.36M	42.95M	43.71M	42.50M	43.30M	39.70M	35.90M	35.00M	34.70M
Gross margin	14.7%	14.8%	14.5%	14.5%	14.6%	15.4%	16.5%	15.6%	15.4%	15.7%
Operating margin	2.4%	2.1%	1.8%	2.9%	0.3%	4.3%	2.2%	2.9%	3.2%	2.4%
Net margin	1.0%	0.9%	0.5%	1.4%	-0.5%	2.8%	0.6%	1.2%	1.5%	0.8%

Balance sheet

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & equivalents	$3.11M	$6.35M	$5.90M	$29.10M	$170.30M	$299.40M	$229.20M	$28.90M	$44.00M	$6.30M
Receivables	$430.24M	$482.13M	$438.19M	$432.74M	$371.70M	$401.10M	$462.40M	$528.10M	$495.90M	$469.00M
Inventory	$1.57B	$1.51B	$1.53B	$1.52B	$1.25B	$1.26B	$1.22B	$1.58B	$1.96B	$2.01B
Total current assets	$2.03B	$2.02B	$1.99B	$2.02B	$1.88B	$2.08B	$2.21B	$2.52B	$2.89B	$2.83B
Goodwill	$472.44M	$525.78M	$509.59M	$475.80M	$214.00M	$416.40M	$231.00M	$253.80M	$358.50M	$421.80M
Total assets	$3.64B	$3.82B	$3.80B	$4.07B	$3.75B	$4.98B	$4.98B	$5.36B	$5.90B	$5.97B
Total current liabilities	$1.94B	$1.95B	$1.95B	$2.07B	$1.83B	$1.89B	$1.85B	$2.29B	$2.64B	$2.60B
Short-term debt	$43.00M	$61.31M	$26.30M	$69.91M	$68.20M	$50.60M	$79.50M	$60.10M	$76.10M	$52.40M
Long-term debt	$839.67M	$963.39M	$918.78M	$636.98M	$651.80M	$1.51B	$1.67B	$1.62B	$1.51B	$1.56B
Total debt	$882.68M	$1.02B	$945.08M	$706.89M	$720.00M	$1.56B	$1.75B	$1.68B	$1.59B	$1.62B
Total liabilities	$2.91B	$3.03B	$2.97B	$3.13B	$2.93B	$3.90B	$4.08B	$4.47B	$4.83B	$4.90B
Shareholders' equity	$725.16M	$786.76M	$823.10M	$944.80M	$814.80M	$1.08B	$895.20M	$891.90M	$1.06B	$1.07B

Cash flow

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating cash flow	$216.37M	$162.88M	$143.68M	$170.80M	$281.10M	$306.30M	$406.10M	-$15.70M	$109.20M	$567.40M
Capital expenditures	$206.23M	$234.25M	$163.62M	$125.60M	$127.20M	-$298.20M	-$227.10M	-$203.60M	-$187.30M	-$149.90M
Free cash flow	$10.14M	-$71.36M	-$19.94M	$45.20M	$153.90M	$8.10M	$179.00M	-$219.30M	-$78.10M	$417.50M
Investing cash flow	-$220.77M	-$272.11M	-$15.33M	$136.80M	-$100.20M	-$1.30B	-$299.70M	-$218.70M	-$178.30M	-$499.00M
Financing cash flow	$3.89M	$112.47M	-$128.84M	-$284.40M	-$39.70M	$1.12B	-$176.60M	$34.10M	$84.30M	-$106.10M
Dividends paid	$8.70M	$8.85M	$9.83M	$15.50M	$17.10M	-$18.30M	-$34.50M	-$40.00M	-$40.80M	-$48.80M
Share buybacks	$99.97M	$37.35M	$24.11M	$2.40M	$71.70M	-$93.30M	-$261.90M	-$177.60M	-$34.40M	-$82.40M
Stock-based compensation	$11.16M	$11.12M	$11.85M	$10.80M	$11.70M	$15.00M	$20.50M	$23.30M	$23.50M	$23.10M
Depreciation & amortization	$77.45M	$88.94M	$93.62M	$93.10M	$91.00M	$101.10M	$127.50M	$142.30M	$150.40M	$163.40M

Income statement

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Revenue	$3.58B	$3.38B	$3.45B	$3.49B	$3.90B	$3.65B	$3.66B	$3.97B	$3.87B	$3.69B	$3.93B	$3.99B
Cost of revenue	$3.04B	$2.85B	$2.91B	$2.95B	$3.32B	$3.08B	$3.06B	$3.36B	$3.27B	$3.09B	$3.32B	$3.37B
Gross profit	$541.10M	$536.20M	$539.10M	$543.60M	$573.90M	$566.40M	$602.20M	$615.50M	$598.70M	$598.80M	$616.20M	$617.50M
Selling, general & admin	$386.30M	$392.20M	$393.00M	$392.10M	$399.60M	$380.30M	$412.60M	$451.60M	$433.70M	$427.00M	$444.60M	$466.80M
Operating income	$101.50M	$106.70M	$107.70M	$113.60M	$133.50M	$145.00M	-$23.30M	$122.70M	$123.20M	$132.70M	$131.60M	$112.40M
Pre-tax income	$54.60M	$57.50M	$55.70M	$60.80M	$82.10M	$97.40M	-$69.10M	$71.20M	$73.20M	$85.10M	$80.30M	$57.50M
Income tax	$15.90M	$15.50M	$14.50M	-$13.40M	$23.50M	$26.80M	-$23.50M	$24.40M	-$81.90M	$24.30M	$22.90M	$16.40M
Net income	$38.70M	$42.00M	$41.20M	$74.20M	$58.60M	$70.60M	-$45.60M	$46.80M	$46.90M	$60.80M	$57.40M	$41.10M
EBITDA	$138.10M	$143.00M	$144.70M	$151.50M	$172.80M	$184.70M	$17.20M	$163.90M	$165.00M	$171.40M	$171.60M	$150.70M
EPS (basic)	$1.15	$1.24	$1.21	$2.18	$1.71	$2.09	$-1.34	$1.37	$1.38	$1.81	$1.82	$1.30
EPS (diluted)	$1.12	$1.20	$1.18	$2.13	$1.66	$2.04	$-1.34	$1.33	$1.36	$1.79	$1.79	$1.28
Diluted shares	-300.00K	34.90M	34.90M	34.90M	200.00K	34.60M	34.10M	35.10M	-100.00K	34.00M	32.10M	32.20M
Gross margin	15.1%	15.8%	15.6%	15.6%	14.7%	15.5%	16.5%	15.5%	15.5%	16.2%	15.7%	15.5%
Operating margin	2.8%	3.2%	3.1%	3.3%	3.4%	4.0%	-0.6%	3.1%	3.2%	3.6%	3.3%	2.8%
Net margin	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%	2.1%	1.5%	1.9%	-1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	1.5%	1.0%

Balance sheet

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Cash & equivalents	$28.90M	$15.10M	$67.20M	$17.60M	$44.00M	$64.60M	$110.40M	$89.40M	$6.30M	$5.70M	$19.20M	$10.70M
Receivables	$528.10M	$420.60M	$441.20M	$436.60M	$495.90M	$514.70M	$397.90M	$446.50M	$469.00M	$415.40M	$425.60M	$391.60M
Inventory	$1.58B	$1.70B	$1.95B	$1.92B	$1.96B	$1.88B	$2.12B	$2.06B	$2.01B	$2.12B	$2.32B	$2.44B
Total current assets	$2.52B	$2.51B	$2.92B	$2.81B	$2.89B	$2.87B	$2.78B	$2.81B	$2.83B	$2.96B	$3.10B	$3.09B
Goodwill	$253.80M	$253.80M	$253.70M	$347.10M	$358.50M	$358.20M	$573.70M	$623.30M	$421.80M	$418.80M	$432.40M	$428.50M
Total assets	$5.36B	$5.41B	$5.80B	$5.76B	$5.90B	$5.88B	$5.93B	$6.02B	$5.97B	$6.12B	$6.38B	$6.51B
Total current liabilities	$2.29B	$2.30B	$2.65B	$2.54B	$2.64B	$2.63B	$2.71B	$2.76B	$2.60B	$2.87B	$3.06B	$3.25B
Short-term debt	$60.10M	$68.00M	$105.70M	$117.70M	$76.10M	$85.30M	$46.40M	$52.70M	$52.40M	$192.50M	$193.30M	$193.30M
Long-term debt	$1.62B	$1.58B	$1.60B	$1.58B	$1.51B	$1.49B	$1.47B	$1.44B	$1.56B	$1.54B	$1.57B	$1.56B
Total debt	$1.68B	$1.65B	$1.71B	$1.70B	$1.59B	$1.57B	$1.52B	$1.49B	$1.62B	$1.73B	$1.76B	$1.75B
Total liabilities	$4.47B	$4.50B	$4.86B	$4.74B	$4.83B	$4.78B	$4.90B	$4.95B	$4.90B	$5.14B	$5.36B	$5.45B
Shareholders' equity	$891.90M	$904.40M	$944.70M	$1.01B	$1.06B	$1.09B	$1.03B	$1.07B	$1.07B	$981.30M	$1.03B	$1.06B

Cash flow

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Operating cash flow	-$119.90M	$70.10M	-$136.40M	$87.80M	$87.70M	$195.80M	$136.80M	$167.90M	$66.90M	$35.50M	-$100.20M	$50.20M
Capital expenditures	-$357.20M	$43.80M	$48.80M	$53.30M	-$333.20M	$45.00M	$34.10M	$33.50M	-$262.50M	$37.00M	$117.60M	$69.20M
Free cash flow	-$477.10M	$26.30M	-$185.20M	$34.50M	-$245.50M	$150.80M	$102.70M	$134.40M	-$195.60M	-$1.50M	-$217.80M	-$19.00M
Investing cash flow	-$47.30M	-$39.40M	-$22.40M	-$25.20M	-$91.30M	-$35.50M	-$386.40M	-$72.40M	-$4.70M	$21.70M	-$182.50M	-$168.90M
Financing cash flow	$161.50M	-$44.50M	$210.90M	-$112.20M	$30.10M	-$139.70M	$295.40M	-$116.50M	-$145.30M	-$57.80M	$296.20M	$110.20M
Dividends paid	-$70.20M	$10.20M	$10.20M	$10.20M	-$71.40M	$11.90M	$11.90M	$12.00M	-$84.60M	$12.80M	$12.50M	$12.90M
Share buybacks	-$355.10M	$27.00M	$100.00K	$0	-$61.50M	$35.30M	$8.80M	$0	-$126.50M	$135.70M	$6.30M	$0
Stock-based compensation	$6.00M	$6.60M	$5.90M	$5.50M	$5.50M	$5.90M	$5.60M	$5.80M	$5.80M	$5.10M	$6.00M	$6.80M
Depreciation & amortization	$36.60M	$36.30M	$37.00M	$37.90M	$39.30M	$39.70M	$40.50M	$41.20M	$41.80M	$38.70M	$40.00M	$38.30M

Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.