Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive (SAH) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.12% in Q2 2026, up 2.45 percentage points from 2.67% a year earlier and up 1.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sonic Automotive reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.82%, down 0.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +5.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.84% in FY2024 (+0.39 pp), 3.45% in FY2023 (+1.67 pp), 1.78% in FY2022 (-6.22 pp) and 8.00% in FY2021 (+9.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.71 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 10.41 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 8.64 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.59% (Q1 2026), 3.79% (Q4 2025) and 2.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,786.69 Bn | 2,303.39 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.15% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 292.25 Bn | 285.49 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.10% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 156.35 Bn | 133.89 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 16.56% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.35 Bn | 98.31 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 11.99% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 71.70 Bn | 54.63 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 16.86% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.98 Bn | 70.07 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 15.44% |
| 7 | Target | 68.97 Bn | 63.56 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.42% |
| 8 | Autozone | 47.65 Bn | 46.55 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 11.98% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.47 Bn | 33.96 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 15.05% |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 1.93 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 616.20 Mn | 5.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.65% |
Sonic Automotive Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "SAH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();