Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.04 in Q2 2026, down 151.44% YoY from 0.07 in Q2 2025, and up 99.55% on a QoQ basis from 8.53 in Q1 2026.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.04 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 151.44% year-over-year to 0.04 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.22 (down 250.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.07, up 50.56% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.04 in Q2 2026, from 8.53 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.
- A 5-year average of 0.47 and a median of 0.01 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 2760.66% — and 2026, when it tumbled 10913.67%.
- Tracing SAH's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.32 in 2022, then climbed by 8.13% to 0.3 in 2023, then surged by 42.66% to 0.17 in 2024, then tumbled by 51.4% to 0.26 in 2025, then surged by 84.98% to 0.04 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.04 (Q2 2026), 8.53 (Q1 2026), and 0.26 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Uxin | 78.07 Bn | 78.06 Bn | - | - |
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| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 2.55 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 616.20 Mn | -0.04 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.53 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.02 |