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SAH Consumer Cyclical Auto & Truck Dealerships
Sonic Automotive, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.2 billion, up 6.53% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +0.38%
- EPS
- −5.11%
- Free cash flow
- −109.4%
- Total debt
- +10.3%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) Free cash flow margin
Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −0.99%, down 4.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.29%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.47% (fiscal 2023) to 3.29% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median of 0.86% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.29% | 3.45 |
| FY2024 | −0.16% | 1.31 |
| FY2023 | −1.47% | (2.96) |
| FY2022 | 1.49% | 1.32 |
| FY2021 | 0.17% | (1.79) |
| FY2020 | 1.96% | 1.42 |
| FY2019 | 0.54% | 0.54 |
| FY2018 | 0.00% | 0.72 |
| FY2017 | −0.72% | (0.84) |
| FY2016 | 0.12% | 1.18 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| DRVN Driven Brands Holdings Inc. compare | 32.8% |
| OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. compare | 17.8% |
| BGSI Boyd Group Services Inc. compare | 10.3% |
| VVV Valvoline compare | 6.89% |
| RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare | 4.83% |
| GPI Group 1 Automotive, Inc. compare | 3.55% |
| ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. compare | 2.42% |
| RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| SAH Sonic Automotive, Inc. | −0.99% |
| Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median | 0.86% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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