Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 5.54% in Q2 2026, down 834.0% YoY from 0.75% in Q2 2025, and down 13513.88% on a QoQ basis from 0.04% in Q1 2026.

Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 5.54% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 834.0% year-over-year to 5.54% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 1.58% (down 324.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.73%, up 265.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 5.54% in Q2 2026, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 10.8% in Q4 2024 to a low of 5.54% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 2.43% and a median of 2.02% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin tumbled 1115 bps — and 2025, when it soared 817 bps.
  • Tracing SAH's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.16% in 2022, then rose by 28 bps to 6.62% in 2023, then surged by 63 bps to 10.8% in 2024, then decreased by 21 bps to 8.51% in 2025, then sank by 165 bps to 5.54% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.54% (Q2 2026), 0.04% (Q1 2026), and 8.51% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 78.07 Bn 78.06 Bn - -
2 Carvana 51.62 Bn 48.87 Bn 1.38 Bn 3.17%
3 Penske Automotive 14.25 Bn 14.18 Bn 1.36 Bn 1.55%
4 Lithia Motors 8.52 Bn 8.16 Bn 1.50 Bn -1.25%
5 Carmax 8.26 Bn 7.67 Bn 854.41 Mn -1.07%
6 Autonation 6.97 Bn 6.91 Bn 1.23 Bn -2.03%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 6.35 Bn 6.09 Bn 361.67 Mn 2.68%
8 Autozi Internet Technology (Global) 6.17 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
9 Valvoline 4.21 Bn 4.13 Bn 214.90 Mn 12.36%
10 Sonic Automotive 2.55 Bn 2.53 Bn 616.20 Mn -5.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -5.54%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2025 8.51%
Sep 30, 2025 3.38%
Jun 30, 2025 2.81%
Mar 31, 2025 4.13%
Dec 31, 2024 10.80%
Sep 30, 2024 0.99%
Jun 30, 2024 -5.36%
Mar 31, 2024 0.78%
Dec 31, 2023 6.62%
Sep 30, 2023 1.24%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.64%
Mar 31, 2023 -2.04%
Dec 31, 2022 5.16%
Sep 30, 2022 7.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.35%
Mar 31, 2022 5.60%
Dec 31, 2021 16.32%
Sep 30, 2021 7.31%