Sonic Automotive SAH
NYSE SAH
$78.55 -1.13 (-1.42%)
As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Carvana 52.87 Bn 50.13 Bn 1.38 Bn -0.28%
2 Penske Automotive 14.22 Bn 14.15 Bn 1.36 Bn 0.01%
3 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 9.01 Bn 8.75 Bn 361.67 Mn 0.02%
4 Carmax 8.69 Bn 8.10 Bn 854.41 Mn 0.00%
5 Lithia Motors 8.26 Bn 7.90 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.04%
6 Autonation 6.73 Bn 6.68 Bn 1.23 Bn 0.01%
7 Uxin 5.72 Bn 5.71 Bn - -
8 Valvoline 4.10 Bn 4.02 Bn 214.90 Mn 0.02%
9 Openlane 4.07 Bn 3.88 Bn 248.20 Mn 0.05%
10 Sonic Automotive 2.49 Bn 2.47 Bn 616.20 Mn 0.01%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%