Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported FCF Margin of -5.54% for Q2 2026, down 8.34 percentage points from 2.81% a year earlier and down 5.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Sonic Automotive's FCF Margin came in at 1.58%, down 3.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.73%, up 2.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +3.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 2.08% in FY2024 (+0.78 pp), 1.31% in FY2023 (-3.22 pp), 4.52% in FY2022 (-0.35 pp) and 4.88% in FY2021 (+3.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2012.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 17.28 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 11.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -0.04% (Q1 2026), 8.51% (Q4 2025) and 3.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,786.69 Bn | 2,303.39 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 292.25 Bn | 285.49 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 156.35 Bn | 133.89 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.35 Bn | 98.31 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 71.70 Bn | 54.63 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.98 Bn | 70.07 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 7 | Target | 68.97 Bn | 63.56 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 8 | Autozone | 47.65 Bn | 46.55 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.47 Bn | 33.96 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 1.93 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 616.20 Mn | -5.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Sonic Automotive FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "SAH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();