Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 11.21% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 413.0% year-over-year to 11.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.21% (down 413.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.02%, down 440.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.21%, up from 10.83% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 19.38% in Q1 2022, with the low at 5.82% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.98% across 5 years, with a median of 13.25% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1344 bps — and 2024, when it soared 925 bps.
• Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.27% in 2022, then surged by 42 bps to 14.53% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 14.47% in 2024, then slipped by 25 bps to 10.83% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 11.21% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.21% (Q1 2026), 10.83% (Q4 2025), and 11.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.