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Sonic Automotive SAH Retained Earnings

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Income statement

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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

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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

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Operating cash flow$35.5M-81.9%
CapEx$37.0M-17.8%
Free cash flow-$1.5M-101%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.68B+5.6%
Enterprise value$5.11B+11.0%
P/E24.6×+8.5×
P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin15.9%+0.6pp
Operating margin2.3%-1.1pp
Net margin0.7%-1.0pp
FCF margin1.7%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.5%-14.0pp
Debt / equity2.5×+0.5×
Current ratio-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sonic Automotive in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The source filing: Sonic Automotive’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026.

Filed
Apr 30, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q3 2026
Accession
0001628280-26-028847
Line itemMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 70,374,640 shares issued and 19,637,335 shares outstanding at March 31, 2026; 70,135,011 shares issued and 21,546,627 shares outstanding at December 31, 20250.70.7
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 12,029,375 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 20250.10.1
Paid-in-Capital908.5908.2
Retained earnings1,529.41,481.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(0.4)(0.7)
Treasury stock, at cost; 50,737,305 Class A Common Stock shares held at March 31, 2026 and 48,588,384 Class A Common Stock shares held at December 31, 2025(1,457.0)(1,321.3)
Total Stockholders’ Equity981.31,068.1
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity$6,117.6$5,970.7

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

FAQ

What is Sonic Automotive's retained earnings?
Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported retained earnings of $1.53B in Q1 2026.
How has Sonic Automotive's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
Sonic Automotive's retained earnings increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $1.47B to $1.53B.
What is the long-term trend for Sonic Automotive's retained earnings?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Sonic Automotive's retained earnings has grown at a 15.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $721.8M to $1.48B.
What does retained earnings mean?
Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

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