Sonic Automotive (SAH) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q2 2026, up 15.77% YoY from 0.26 in Q2 2025, and down 2.55% on a QoQ basis from 0.31 in Q1 2026.

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.31 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 15.77% year-over-year to 0.31 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.31 (up 15.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.28, down 1.04% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.31 in Q2 2026, from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.37 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.26 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.32 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio soared 59.26% — and 2025, when it retreated 18.58%.
  • Tracing SAH's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.37 in 2022, then decreased by 11.99% to 0.32 in 2023, then fell by 12.81% to 0.28 in 2024, then dropped by 1.04% to 0.28 in 2025, then rose by 9.5% to 0.31 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.31 (Q2 2026), 0.31 (Q1 2026), and 0.28 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Uxin 78.07 Bn 78.06 Bn - -
2 Carvana 51.62 Bn 48.87 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.34
3 Penske Automotive 14.25 Bn 14.18 Bn 1.36 Bn 0.16
4 Lithia Motors 8.52 Bn 8.16 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.26
5 Carmax 8.26 Bn 7.67 Bn 854.41 Mn 0.68
6 Autonation 6.97 Bn 6.91 Bn 1.23 Bn 0.25
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 6.35 Bn 6.09 Bn 361.67 Mn 26.04
8 Autozi Internet Technology (Global) 6.17 Bn 5.99 Bn - 0.02
9 Valvoline 4.21 Bn 4.13 Bn 214.90 Mn 0.47
10 Sonic Automotive 2.55 Bn 2.53 Bn 616.20 Mn 0.31

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.31
Mar 31, 2026 0.28
Dec 31, 2025 0.28
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.28
Dec 31, 2024 0.27
Sep 30, 2024 0.29
Jun 30, 2024 0.29
Mar 31, 2024 0.32
Dec 31, 2023 0.32
Sep 30, 2023 0.33
Jun 30, 2023 0.33
Mar 31, 2023 0.34
Dec 31, 2022 0.35
Sep 30, 2022 0.32
Jun 30, 2022 0.31
Mar 31, 2022 0.31
Dec 31, 2021 0.32
Sep 30, 2021 0.21