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

Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported Debt Ratio of 0.28 for Q1 2026, up 5.65% on a YoY basis from 0.27 in Q1 2025, and up 4.38% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q4 2025.

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

Sonic Automotive has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.28 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 5.65% year-over-year to 0.28; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.28 (up 5.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.27, changed 0.45% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.28, up from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.35 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.25 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.3 across 5 years, with a median of 0.31 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio surged 63.14% — and 2025, when it decreased 15.9%.
  • Sonic Automotive's Debt Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then decreased by 11.18% to 0.31 in 2023, then fell by 13.82% to 0.27 in 2024, then climbed by 0.45% to 0.27 in 2025, then increased by 4.38% to 0.28 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.28 (Q1 2026), 0.27 (Q4 2025), and 0.25 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn 0.02
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.36
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 0.59
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.25
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 0.15
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 0.06
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 0.48
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 0.11
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 0.31
10 Sonic Automotive 2.76 Bn 2.75 Bn 598.80 Mn 0.28

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.28
Dec 31, 2025 0.27
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.27
Dec 31, 2024 0.27
Sep 30, 2024 0.29
Jun 30, 2024 0.29
Mar 31, 2024 0.31
Dec 31, 2023 0.31
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 0.31
Sep 30, 2021 0.20
Jun 30, 2021 0.19