Sonic Automotive (SAH) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Sonic Automotive (SAH) posted Tax Rate of 28.55% for Q1 2026, up 125.52% quarter-over-quarter from 111.89% in Q4 2025, and up 104.0% year-on-year from 14.0% in Q1 2025.

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonic Automotive (SAH) has reported Tax Rate for 17 consecutive years, with 28.55% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 28.55%, up 104.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 35.35% (down 5271.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.31%, down 4697.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 28.55% for Q1 2026 at Sonic Automotive, up from 111.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 34.27% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 111.89% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 14.68%, with a median of 26.03% recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Tax Rate: up 5631 bps in 2025, down 14051 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 4.6% in 2022, then surged by 733 bps to 29.12% in 2023, then decreased by 2 bps to 28.62% in 2024, then plunged by 491 bps to 111.89% in 2025, then jumped by 126 bps to 28.55% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 28.55% in Q1 2026, 111.89% in Q4 2025, and 34.27% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 8.16%
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 27.43%
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 28.21%
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 28.17%
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 25.50%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 18.18%
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 23.87%
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 25.06%
10 Sonic Automotive 2.80 Bn 2.79 Bn 598.80 Mn 28.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.55%
Mar 31, 2026 28.55%
Dec 31, 2025 -111.89%
Dec 31, 2025 -111.89%
Sep 30, 2025 34.27%
Sep 30, 2025 34.27%
Jun 30, 2025 34.01%
Jun 30, 2025 34.01%
Mar 31, 2025 27.52%
Mar 31, 2025 27.52%
Dec 31, 2024 28.62%
Dec 31, 2024 28.62%
Sep 30, 2024 -22.04%
Sep 30, 2024 -22.04%
Jun 30, 2024 26.03%
Jun 30, 2024 26.03%
Mar 31, 2024 26.96%
Mar 31, 2024 26.96%
Dec 31, 2023 29.12%
Dec 31, 2023 29.12%