Growth Metrics

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive filings provide 17 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $431.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 13.49% to $431.6 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion, a 10.51% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.7 billion, up 6.42% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $431.6 million in Q1 2026 for Sonic Automotive, roughly flat from $433.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $451.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $366.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $399.0 million (2022), compared with a mean of $402.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 33.72% in 2022 and later decreased 4.99% in 2024.
  • Sonic Automotive's Operating Expenses stood at $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, then decreased by 0.48% to $431.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $431.6 million (Q1 2026), $433.7 million (Q4 2025), and $451.6 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.