Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) cash flow statement — 30-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 55.2M | -100.2M | 35.5M | 66.9M | 167.9M | 136.8M | 195.8M | 87.7M | 87.8M | -136.4M | 72.9M | -149.2M | 126.3M | 8.2M | -38.2M | -259.1M | 321.5M | 50.1M | 268.5M | -21.3M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 1.38% | -2.55% | 0.96% | 1.73% | 4.23% | 3.74% | 5.36% | 2.25% | 2.51% | -3.95% | 2.15% | -4.16% | 3.47% | 0.22% | -1.09% | -7.22% | 9.32% | 1.43% | 7.77% | -0.67% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -67.12% | -173.25% | -81.87% | -23.72% | 91.23% | 200.29% | 168.59% | 158.78% | -30.48% | -1763.41% | 290.84% | 42.42% | -60.72% | -83.63% | -114.23% | -1116.2% | 5.34% | -86.85% | 96.43% | 37.37% |
| Net Income | 41.1M | 57.5M | 60.8M | 46.9M | 46.8M | -45.6M | 70.6M | 58.6M | 74.2M | 41.2M | 42M | 38.7M | 68.4M | 23.4M | 47.7M | -190.9M | 87.3M | 94.8M | 97.3M | 96.3M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 38.3M | 40M | 32.9M | 36.3M | 35.6M | 35M | 34.4M | 34.2M | 32.8M | 31.9M | 36.3M | 36.6M | 35.2M | 36.1M | 34.3M | 33.5M | 32.8M | 31.2M | 29.9M | 27.4M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 6M | 5.1M | 5.8M | 5.8M | 5.6M | 5.9M | 5.5M | 5.5M | 5.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -4M | -3.8M | -3.5M | 33M | -3.6M | -51.6M | -3.6M | -18.4M | -3.5M | -3.5M | -3.7M | -8.1M | -3.8M | -3.4M | -3.3M | -2.3M | -3M | -4.2M | -3.2M | 21.23M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 3.4M | -3.8M | 1.2M | 2.5M | 4.4M | 177.1M | 4.3M | -1.8M | 1.4M | 1.9M | 2M | 21.5M | 5.7M | 43.1M | 3M | 311.3M | 3M | 6.5M | 2.5M | 15.93M |
| Working Capital Changes | -23.6M | -196.1M | -61M | -57.6M | 78.9M | 16.3M | 84.2M | 9.6M | -22.6M | -213.8M | -3.7M | -237.9M | 20.8M | -91M | -119.9M | -410.7M | 201.4M | -78.2M | 142M | -182.16M |
| Change in Receivables | 36.1M | -1.2M | 53.5M | -28.1M | -45.7M | 123.5M | -18.3M | -58M | 4M | -10.7M | 107.3M | -106.2M | -13.2M | -25.1M | 87.5M | -93.9M | -15.3M | 5.4M | 53.4M | -92.75M |
| Change in Inventory | -101.1M | -187.7M | -126.6M | 42.5M | 88.6M | -107.6M | 81.1M | -11M | 29.6M | -254.7M | -122.2M | -144.5M | 15M | -11.1M | -234.6M | -19.7M | 71.3M | -42.4M | 72.2M | -167.44M |
| Change in Payables | 30.4M | -47.2M | 18.3M | -105M | 40.2M | -8.9M | 26.9M | -41.6M | 25.1M | 30.4M | 5.1M | 1.6M | 10M | -34.4M | 23M | -48.9M | 39.5M | -54.6M | 28.2M | 19.65M |
| Cash from Investing | -168.9M | -182.5M | 21.7M | -4.7M | -72.4M | -386.4M | -35.5M | -91.3M | -25.2M | -22.4M | -39.4M | -47.3M | -78.2M | 14.3M | -107.5M | -23.6M | -157.3M | -38.5M | -80.3M | -1.06B |
| Capital Expenditures | -69.2M | -117.5M | -37M | -37.3M | -33.5M | -34.1M | -45M | -41.4M | -53.3M | -48.8M | -43.8M | -50M | -78.1M | -38.3M | -37.2M | -29.5M | -97.2M | -41.6M | -58.8M | -116.68M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.73% | 2.99% | 1% | 0.96% | 0.84% | 0.93% | 1.23% | 1.06% | 1.53% | 1.41% | 1.29% | 1.39% | 2.14% | 1.05% | 1.07% | 0.82% | 2.82% | 1.19% | 1.7% | 3.66% |
| Acquisitions | -99.7M | -66M | 40.2M | 0 | -70.8M | -359.9M | 0 | -54.8M | 8.2M | 3.4M | 4.4M | 2.7M | -100K | 52.6M | -70.3M | 5.9M | -60.1M | 3.1M | -21.5M | -943.13M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 1M | 18.5M | 32.6M | 31.9M | 7.6M | 9.5M | 4.9M | 19.9M | 23M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 105.2M | 296.2M | -57.8M | -145.3M | -116.5M | 295.4M | -139.7M | 30.1M | -112.2M | 210.9M | -47.3M | 190.8M | -133.2M | -63M | 76.7M | 372.9M | -352.3M | -44.7M | -127.4M | 1.16B |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 117.9M | 315.3M | 91.9M | -93.8M | -104.5M | 316.2M | -91.8M | 49.2M | -24.8M | 140.6M | -10.7M | 199.6M | -38M | -56.7M | 171.3M | 398.2M | -197M | 24M | -89M | 1.19B |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 200K | -6.3M | -135.7M | -38.3M | 400K | -8.8M | -35.2M | -6.4M | 1.1M | -100K | -26.4M | 1M | -85.2M | 2.4M | -83.1M | -16.5M | -144.9M | -58.5M | -33.3M | -26.11M |
| Dividends Paid | -12.9M | -12.5M | -12.8M | -13M | -12M | -11.9M | -11.9M | -10.2M | -10.2M | -10.2M | -10.2M | -9.8M | -10M | -10M | -10.2M | -9.3M | -10.2M | -10.1M | -4.9M | -4.99M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -6.3M | -135.7M | -38.3M | 0 | -8.8M | -35.3M | -7.3M | 0 | -100K | -27M | -100K | -86.8M | 0 | -90.7M | -16.7M | -152.1M | -59.4M | -33.7M | -26.3M |
| Other Financing | 0 | -300K | -1.2M | -200K | -400K | -100K | -800K | -2.5M | -78.3M | 80.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3M | -1.3M | 500K | -200K | -100K | -200K | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -8.5M | 13.5M | -600K | -83.1M | -21M | 45.8M | 20.6M | 26.4M | -49.6M | 52.1M | -13.8M | -5.7M | -85.1M | -40.5M | -69M | 90.2M | -188.1M | -33.1M | 60.8M | 79.32M |
| Free Cash Flow | -14M | -217.7M | -1.5M | 29.6M | 134.4M | 102.7M | 150.8M | 46.3M | 34.5M | -185.2M | 29.1M | -199.2M | 48.2M | -30.1M | -75.4M | -288.6M | 224.3M | 8.5M | 209.7M | -137.99M |
| FCF Margin % | -0.35% | -5.53% | -0.04% | 0.76% | 3.38% | 2.81% | 4.13% | 1.19% | 0.99% | -5.36% | 0.86% | -5.56% | 1.32% | -0.82% | -2.16% | -8.04% | 6.5% | 0.24% | 6.07% | -4.33% |
| FCF Growth % | -110.42% | -311.98% | -100.99% | -36.07% | 289.57% | 155.45% | 418.21% | 123.24% | -28.42% | -515.28% | 138.59% | 30.98% | -78.51% | -454.12% | -135.96% | -109.15% | -1.96% | -97.53% | 203.81% | -99.57% |
| FCF per Share | -0.43 | -6.78 | -0.04 | 0.86 | 3.83 | 3.01 | 4.36 | 1.32 | 0.99 | -5.31 | 0.83 | -5.72 | 1.35 | -0.84 | -2.04 | -7.91 | 5.72 | 0.21 | 5.02 | -3.23 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.34x | -1.75x | 0.58x | 1.43x | 3.59x | -3.00x | 2.77x | 1.50x | 1.18x | -3.31x | 1.74x | -3.86x | 1.85x | 0.35x | -0.80x | 1.36x | 3.68x | 0.53x | 2.76x | -0.22x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 33.5M | 62.3M | 34.2M | 0 | 0 | 63.3M | 41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.4M | 81.3M | 0 | 0 | -15.5M | 11M | 40M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |