Sonic Automotive (SAH) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $12.8 million for Q1 2026, up 7.56% on a YoY basis from $11.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 436.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.8 million in Q4 2025.

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonic Automotive has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 16 years, with the latest figure at $12.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 7.56% year-over-year to $12.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $25.5 million (up 151.83% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $32.0 million, up 178.43% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $12.8 million, up from -$3.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $12.8 million in Q1 2026, with the low at -$71.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $1.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.3 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Dividends Paid - Common surged 350.0% — and 2024, when it plunged 1600.0%.
  • Sonic Automotive's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $2.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 282.61% to -$4.2 million in 2023, then sank by 1600.0% to -$71.4 million in 2024, then surged by 94.68% to -$3.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 436.84% to $12.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $12.8 million (Q1 2026), -$3.8 million (Q4 2025), and $8.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn -
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.80 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn -
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 15.34 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 5.30 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 6.60 Mn
10 Sonic Automotive 2.76 Bn 2.75 Bn 598.80 Mn 12.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 12.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -71.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -71.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 10.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 10.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.20 Mn