Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported Operating Margin of 3.6% for Q1 2026, down 37.0% on a YoY basis from 5.71% in Q1 2025, and up 13.05% quarter-over-quarter from 3.18% in Q4 2025.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.6% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 3.6%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.34% (down 111.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.43%, down 82.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.6%, up from 3.18% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 4.47% in Q1 2022, with the low at 4.01% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2.77% across 5 years, with a median of 3.18% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin sank 903 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 684 bps.
- Sonic Automotive's Operating Margin stood at 4.01% in 2022, then jumped by 171 bps to 2.83% in 2023, then increased by 21 bps to 3.43% in 2024, then fell by 7 bps to 3.18% in 2025, then gained by 13 bps to 3.6% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.6% (Q1 2026), 3.18% (Q4 2025), and 3.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Uxin | 18.05 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 11.57 Mn | -4.90% |
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| 5 | Autonation | 6.51 Bn | 6.45 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 4.80% |
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| 9 | Group 1 Automotive | 3.69 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 877.90 Mn | 4.49% |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 2.76 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 598.80 Mn | 3.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.93% |