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Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Sonic Automotive (SAH) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.12%.

  • Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed fell 200.0% to 0.12% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.12%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.15% for FY2024, which is 100.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Sonic Automotive reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.12% as of Q3 2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.12% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Sonic Automotive's 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.23% for Q4 2021, and its period low was 0.06% during Q3 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Sonic Automotive's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.15% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.15%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed surged by 2300bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -1300bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.23% in 2021, then plummeted by -55bps to 0.1% in 2022, then soared by 42bps to 0.15% in 2023, then fell by 0bps to 0.14% in 2024, then fell by -19bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.12% for Q3 2025, versus 0.12% for Q2 2025 and 0.15% for Q1 2025.