Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $444.6 million in Q2 2026, up 7.76% YoY from $412.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.12% on a QoQ basis from $427.0 million in Q1 2026.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $444.6 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 7.76% year-over-year to $444.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 10.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.7 billion, up 6.42% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $444.6 million in Q2 2026, from $427.0 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.
- A 5-year average of $404.6 million and a median of $399.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 33.72% — and 2024, when it fell 4.99%.
- Tracing SAH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $366.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 5.46% to $386.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.44% to $399.6 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.53% to $433.7 million in 2025, then increased by 2.51% to $444.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $444.6 million (Q2 2026), $427.0 million (Q1 2026), and $433.7 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 79.73 Bn | 79.73 Bn | - | 1,188.60 |
| 2 | Carvana | 51.80 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 3 | Penske Automotive | 14.29 Bn | 14.22 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 974.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lithia Motors | 8.57 Bn | 8.21 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 5 | Carmax | 8.31 Bn | 7.72 Bn | 854.41 Mn | 635.18 Mn |
| 6 | Autonation | 7.01 Bn | 6.96 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 856.30 Mn |
| 7 | Autozi Internet Technology (Global) | 6.33 Bn | 6.14 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 6.31 Bn | 6.05 Bn | 361.67 Mn | 245.47 Mn |
| 9 | Openlane | 4.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 248.20 Mn | 487.10 Mn |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 2.57 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 616.20 Mn | 444.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 444.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 427.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 433.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 451.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 412.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 380.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 399.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 392.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 393.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 392.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 386.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 409.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 391.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 412.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 366.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 399.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 402.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 387.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 343.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 321.40 Mn |