Growth Metrics

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive filings provide 16 years of Net Margin readings, the most recent being 1.65% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 29.0% to 1.65% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.43%, a 26.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 1.5%, down 2.0% from a year prior.
  • Net Margin hit 1.65% in Q1 2026 for Sonic Automotive, down from 4.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 4.01% in Q4 2025 to a low of 1.25% in Q2 2025.
  • Median Net Margin over the past 4 years was 1.37% (2023), compared with a mean of 1.43%.
  • The widest YoY moves for Net Margin: up 250bps in 2025, down -244bps in 2025.
  • Sonic Automotive's Net Margin stood at 1.08% in 2023, then surged by 39bps to 1.5% in 2024, then soared by 166bps to 4.01% in 2025, then tumbled by -59bps to 1.65% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Net Margin were 1.65% (Q1 2026), 4.01% (Q4 2025), and 1.18% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.