What is Sonic Automotive's free cash flow margin?

Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported free cash flow margin of 1.7% in Q1 2026.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Sonic Automotive SAH Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

1.9%-0.3pp

LAD

Lithia MotorsLAD

-0.8%-0.3pp

CarMaxKMX

7.5%—

Group 1 AutomotiveGPI

1.5%—

Rush EnterprisesRUSHB

5.7%-0.3pp

LKQLKQ

5.8%+1.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$3.7B+1.0%

Gross profit$598.8M+5.7%

Operating income$132.7M-8.5%

Net income$60.8M-13.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.79-12.3%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$5.7M-91.2%

Total debt$2.4B+12.2%

Total equity$981.3M-10.0%

Total assets$6.1B+4.1%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$35.5M-81.9%

CapEx$37.0M-17.8%

Free cash flow-$1.5M-101%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$2.57B+19.3%

Enterprise value$5B+17.2%

P/E23.6×+14.8×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin15.9%+0.6pp

Operating margin2.3%-1.1pp

Net margin0.7%-1.0pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity10.5%-14.0pp

Debt / equity2.5×+0.5×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Sonic Automotive’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=1.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Sonic Automotive’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Sonic Automotive's free cash flow margin.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Sonic Automotive's free cash flow margin?: Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported free cash flow margin of 1.7% in Q1 2026.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.