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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) Return on equity
Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 19.4%, up 8.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.84% (fiscal 2020) to 36.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median of 11.7% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.2% | (10.96) |
| FY2024 | 22.1% | 2.17 |
| FY2023 | 19.9% | 10.96 |
| FY2022 | 8.98% | (27.92) |
| FY2021 | 36.9% | 42.74 |
| FY2020 | −5.84% | (22.14) |
| FY2019 | 16.3% | 9.88 |
| FY2018 | 6.42% | (5.88) |
| FY2017 | 12.3% | (0.51) |
| FY2016 | 12.8% | 0.45 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| VVV Valvoline compare | 27.8% |
| DRVN Driven Brands Holdings Inc. compare | 21.0% |
| SAH Sonic Automotive, Inc. | 19.4% |
| GPI Group 1 Automotive, Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare | 11.9% |
| ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. compare | 11.8% |
| RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare | 11.7% |
| BGSI Boyd Group Services Inc. compare | 1.03% |
| OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. compare | −3.12% |
| Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median | 11.7% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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