Sonic Automotive (SAH) Income Taxes Paid (2010 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive (SAH) posted Income Taxes Paid of $27.6 million for Q3 2026, down 66.1% from $81.3 million a year earlier and down 47.3% from the prior quarter.
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Sonic Automotive (SAH) Income Taxes Paid (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Income Taxes Paid at Sonic Automotive was $91.4 million, up 23.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $100.8 million, up 182.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Income Taxes Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sonic Automotive's Income Taxes Paid was $35.7 million in FY2024 (-58.6%), $86.3 million in FY2023 (-31.7%), $126.3 million in FY2022 (+27.8%) and $98.8 million in FY2021 (+73.9%).
- Quarterly Income Taxes Paid has run from a low of -$15.5 million in Q4 2024 to a high of $81.3 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income Taxes Paid increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 274.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income Taxes Paid in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 639.1%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 81.7%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,803.87 Bn | 2,300.54 Bn | 107.37 Bn | - |
| 2 | Home Depot | 341.42 Bn | 334.67 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 149.33 Bn | 126.87 Bn | 5.07 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 125.87 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.24 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 81.41 Mn |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.45 Bn | 56.37 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 389.75 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 71.89 Bn | 66.48 Bn | 8.94 Bn | - |
| 8 | Carvana | 53.03 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 1.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.99 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 3.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 1.95 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 617.50 Mn | 27.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 52.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 81.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 700,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -200,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -400,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 58.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 100,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.40 Mn |
API Access
Sonic Automotive Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();