Sonic Automotive (SAH) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $444.6 million for Q2 2026, up 7.8% from $412.6 million a year earlier and up 4.1% from the prior quarter.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Sonic Automotive reported Selling, General & Administrative of $1.76 billion, up 10.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.68 billion, up 6.4% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $1.58 billion in FY2024 (-1.5%), $1.6 billion in FY2023 (+2.9%), $1.56 billion in FY2022 (+22.0%) and $1.27 billion in FY2021 (+23.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Selling, General & Administrative is $321.4 million (Q3 2021) to $451.6 million (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 33.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 5.0%).
- Business Quant data shows SAH's Selling, General & Administrative at $427 million (Q1 2026), $433.7 million (Q4 2025) and $451.6 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,786.69 Bn | 2,303.39 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 292.25 Bn | 285.49 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 156.35 Bn | 133.89 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.35 Bn | 98.31 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 71.70 Bn | 54.63 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.98 Bn | 70.07 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 68.97 Bn | 63.56 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 47.65 Bn | 46.55 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.47 Bn | 33.96 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 1.93 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 616.20 Mn | 444.60 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 444.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 427.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 433.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 451.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 412.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 380.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 399.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 392.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 393.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 392.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 386.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 409.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 391.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 412.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 366.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 399.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 402.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 387.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 343.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 321.40 Mn |
Sonic Automotive Selling, General & Administrative API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=SAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();