Sonic Automotive (SAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.53 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 10913.67% year-over-year to 8.53; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.05 (up 138.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.04, up 132.42% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 8.53, down from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.59 in Q2 2022, with the low at 8.53 in Q1 2026.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.45 across 5 years, with a median of 0.03 in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 2760.66% — and 2026, when it tumbled 10913.67%.
• Sonic Automotive's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then plunged by 242.67% to 0.02 in 2023, then sank by 858.45% to 0.17 in 2024, then surged by 93.2% to 0.01 in 2025, then plunged by 73870.53% to 8.53 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 8.53 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.07 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.