Growth Metrics

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive filings provide 17 years of Capital Expenditures readings, the most recent being $37.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures fell 17.78% to $37.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$157.9 million, a 15.15% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$149.9 million, up 19.97% from a year prior.
  • Capital Expenditures hit $37.0 million in Q1 2026 for Sonic Automotive, up from -$262.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $97.3 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$424.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Capital Expenditures over the past 5 years was $38.3 million (2023), compared with a mean of -$43.0 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: increased 27.42% in 2024 and later crashed 37.15% in 2025.
  • Sonic Automotive's Capital Expenditures stood at -$424.7 million in 2022, then rose by 15.89% to -$357.2 million in 2023, then rose by 6.72% to -$333.2 million in 2024, then rose by 21.22% to -$262.5 million in 2025, then soared by 114.1% to $37.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Capital Expenditures were $37.0 million (Q1 2026), -$262.5 million (Q4 2025), and $33.5 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.