Sonic Automotive (SAH) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Sonic Automotive's (SAH) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at -$1.18 in Q2 2026, down 615.67% YoY from $0.23 in Q2 2025, and up 8.21% on a QoQ basis from -$1.29 in Q1 2026.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonic Automotive (SAH) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at -$1.18 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 615.67% year-over-year to -$1.18 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$1.28 (down 121.18% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.94, down 16.29% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned grew to -$1.18 in Q2 2026, from -$1.29 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $6.93 in Q3 2022 to a low of -$2.99 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.58 and a median of $0.31 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Times Interest Earned soared 593.91% — and 2026, when it plunged 615.67%.
- Tracing SAH's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$2.99 in 2022, then jumped by 159.35% to $1.77 in 2023, then tumbled by 77.48% to $0.4 in 2024, then sank by 482.42% to -$1.53 in 2025, then grew by 22.78% to -$1.18 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$1.18 (Q2 2026), -$1.29 (Q1 2026), and -$1.53 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 78.07 Bn | 78.06 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Carvana | 51.62 Bn | 48.87 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.15 |
| 3 | Penske Automotive | 14.25 Bn | 14.18 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.06 |
| 4 | Lithia Motors | 8.52 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 7.15 |
| 5 | Carmax | 8.26 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 854.41 Mn | 0.78 |
| 6 | Autonation | 6.97 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 6.39 |
| 7 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 6.35 Bn | 6.09 Bn | 361.67 Mn | 12.30 |
| 8 | Autozi Internet Technology (Global) | 6.17 Bn | 5.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Valvoline | 4.21 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 5.91 |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive | 2.55 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 616.20 Mn | -1.18 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.18 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.96 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.61 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.76 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.21 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.86 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.99 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.93 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.79 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.01 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.18 |