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Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive filings provide 16 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 11.21% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 413.0% to 11.21% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.21%, a 413.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 11.02%, down 440.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 11.21% in Q1 2026 for Sonic Automotive, up from 10.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.38% in Q1 2022 to a low of 5.82% in Q3 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 13.25% (2024), compared with a mean of 12.98%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: plummeted -1344bps in 2023 and later surged 925bps in 2024.
  • Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.27% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 14.53% in 2023, then dropped by 0bps to 14.47% in 2024, then decreased by -25bps to 10.83% in 2025, then rose by 4bps to 11.21% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 11.21% (Q1 2026), 10.83% (Q4 2025), and 11.74% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.