Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $431.6 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 13.49% year-over-year to $431.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 10.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.7 billion, up 6.42% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $431.6 million, roughly flat from $433.7 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $451.6 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $366.3 million in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $402.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $399.0 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 33.72% — and 2024, when it fell 4.99%.
• Sonic Automotive's Operating Expenses 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 fell by 0.48% to $431.6 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $431.6 million (Q1 2026), $433.7 million (Q4 2025), and $451.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.