Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive (SAH) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.63% for Q3 2026, up 3.89 percentage points from 11.74% a year earlier but down 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.02%, down 4.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +9.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sonic Automotive's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.42% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 14.72% in FY2023 (+4.69 pp), 10.03% in FY2022 (-11.78 pp) and 21.81% in FY2021 (+20.18 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 5.82% in Q3 2023 to a high of 22.92% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.40 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 21.03 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 13.44 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 16.01% (Q2 2026), 11.21% (Q1 2026) and 10.83% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,803.87 Bn | 2,300.54 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 10.62% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 341.42 Bn | 334.67 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 149.33 Bn | 126.87 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 125.87 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.24 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.45 Bn | 56.37 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 7 | Target | 71.89 Bn | 66.48 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Carvana | 53.03 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 18.83% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.99 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 33.34% |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 1.95 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 617.50 Mn | 15.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.63% |
| 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% |
API Access
Sonic Automotive Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();