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Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive filings provide 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 8.53 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 10913.67% to 8.53 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.05, a 138.62% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.04, up 132.42% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 8.53 in Q1 2026 for Sonic Automotive, down from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.59 in Q2 2022 to a low of 8.53 in Q1 2026.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.03 (2022), compared with a mean of 0.45.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 2760.66% in 2022 and later crashed 10913.67% in 2026.
  • Sonic Automotive's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then tumbled by 242.67% to 0.02 in 2023, then plummeted by 858.45% to 0.17 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 93.2% to 0.01 in 2025, then plummeted by 73870.53% to 8.53 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Payout Ratio were 8.53 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.07 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.