Growth Metrics

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Sonic Automotive (SAH) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $433.7 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 8.53% year-over-year to $433.7 million, compared with a TTM value of $1.7 billion through Dec 2025, up 6.42%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $1.7 billion, up 6.42% over the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $433.7 million for Q4 2025 at Sonic Automotive, down from $451.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $451.6 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $289.4 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $384.3 million, with a median of $392.2 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses soared 39.17% in 2021, then dropped 4.99% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $343.4 million in 2021, then grew by 6.67% to $366.3 million in 2022, then increased by 5.46% to $386.3 million in 2023, then increased by 3.44% to $399.6 million in 2024, then increased by 8.53% to $433.7 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for SAH at $433.7 million in Q4 2025, $451.6 million in Q3 2025, and $412.6 million in Q2 2025.