Sonic Automotive, Inc.

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

62.36 1.69 −2.64%
Market cap
$2.0B
P/E
9.9×
Fwd P/E
9.4×
Dividend yield
2.53%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.39
Beneish M
−2.85
Dividend safety
63/100

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) Operating cash flow

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Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $567.4M, up 419.6% from $109.2M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $52.4M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$15.7M (fiscal 2023) to $567.4M (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Sonic Automotive, Inc. ranks 15th of 24 Auto & Truck Dealerships companies by operating cash flow.

Operating cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
FY2025 $567.4M 419.60%
FY2024 $109.2M —
FY2023 −$15.7M —
FY2022 $406.1M 32.58%
FY2021 $306.3M 8.96%
FY2020 $281.1M 64.58%
FY2019 $170.8M 18.88%
FY2018 $143.7M (11.79%)
FY2017 $162.9M (24.72%)
FY2016 $216.4M 210.36%

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
Sep 2026 $50.2M —
Jun 2026 −$100.2M —
Mar 2026 $35.5M (46.94%)
Dec 2025 $66.9M (60.15%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −$15.7M High $567.4M
Ten-year median $170.8M
Current reading's percentile 100

Operating cash flow against peers

What Operating cash flow is

Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.

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