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Sonic Automotive SAH Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow at other companies

AutoNationAN

$22.2M+142%

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

$215M-26.1%

LAD

Lithia MotorsLAD

-$108.4M-134%

CarMaxKMX

$17.59M-94.1%

Asbury Automotive GroupABG

$223.2M-0.8%

Group 1 AutomotiveGPI

$92.4M-41.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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

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

CapEx$37.0M-17.8%

Free cash flow-$1.5M-101%

Valuation

Market cap$2.57B+19.3%

Enterprise value$5B+17.2%

P/E23.6×+14.8×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

Gross margin15.9%+0.6pp

Operating margin2.3%-1.1pp

Net margin0.7%-1.0pp

FCF margin1.7%—

Returns & leverage

Return on equity10.5%-14.0pp

Debt / equity2.5×+0.5×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sonic Automotive in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Sonic Automotive's operating cash flow?: Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported operating cash flow of $35.5M in Q1 2026.
How has Sonic Automotive's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Sonic Automotive's operating cash flow decreased by 81.9% year-over-year, from $195.8M to $35.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Sonic Automotive's operating cash flow?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Sonic Automotive's operating cash flow has grown at a 36.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $306.3M to $567.4M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.