Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q2 2026, little changed YoY from 0.01% in Q2 2025, and down 9.12% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q1 2026.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.01% in Q2 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.04% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.01% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital slipped 5 bps — and 2024, when it grew 5 bps.
- Tracing SAH's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 99 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then surged by 35 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then fell by 19 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q2 2026), 0.01% (Q1 2026), and 0.01% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 78.07 Bn | 78.06 Bn | - | - |
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| 5 | Carmax | 8.26 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 854.41 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Autonation | 6.97 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 0.01% |
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| 9 | Valvoline | 4.21 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 2.55 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 616.20 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |