Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.01% in Q2 2026, up 448.0% YoY from 2.92% in Q2 2025, and up 42.84% on a QoQ basis from 11.21% in Q1 2026.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.01% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 448.0% year-over-year to 16.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 16.01% (up 448.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.02%, down 440.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 16.01% in Q2 2026, from 11.21% 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.
- A 5-year average of 13.15% and a median of 13.49% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1344 bps — and 2024, when it soared 925 bps.
- Tracing SAH's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 soared by 48 bps to 16.01% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.01% (Q2 2026), 11.21% (Q1 2026), and 10.83% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.51% |