Sonic Automotive (SAH) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $8.4 million in Q2 2026, up 9.09% YoY from $7.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 34.38% on a QoQ basis from $12.8 million in Q1 2026.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 16 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $8.4 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 9.09% year-over-year to $8.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$54.6 million (down 20.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$48.8 million, down 19.61% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common fell to $8.4 million in Q2 2026, from $12.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $12.8 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$84.6 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$9.5 million and a median of $6.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Dividends Paid - Common sank 88.92% — and 2023, when it surged 108.16%.
- Tracing SAH's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: stood at -$59.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 17.59% to -$70.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.71% to -$71.4 million in 2024, then slipped by 18.49% to -$84.6 million in 2025, then soared by 109.93% to $8.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $8.4 million (Q2 2026), $12.8 million (Q1 2026), and -$84.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 80.36 Bn | 80.36 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Carvana | 51.88 Bn | 49.14 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 3 | Penske Automotive | 14.30 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 93.60 Mn |
| 4 | Lithia Motors | 8.60 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.90 Mn |
| 5 | Carmax | 8.31 Bn | 7.72 Bn | 854.41 Mn | - |
| 6 | Autonation | 7.02 Bn | 6.96 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 7 | Autozi Internet Technology (Global) | 6.51 Bn | 6.32 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 6.32 Bn | 6.06 Bn | 361.67 Mn | 15.17 Mn |
| 9 | Openlane | 4.30 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 248.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 2.58 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 616.20 Mn | 8.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.40 Mn |
| 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 | 4.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.20 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 | 6.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.20 Mn |