Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | 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 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 35.5M | 66.9M | 171.7M | 131.1M | 204.8M | 84M | 92.2M | -151.4M | 72.9M | -149.2M | 126.3M | 8.2M | -38.2M | -259.1M | 321.5M | 50.1M | 268.5M | -21.3M | 305.21M | 381.1M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 0.96% | 1.73% | 4.32% | 3.58% | 5.61% | 2.16% | 2.64% | -4.38% | 2.15% | -4.16% | 3.47% | 0.22% | -1.09% | -7.22% | 9.32% | 1.43% | 7.77% | -0.67% | 9.93% | 11.37% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -82.67% | -20.36% | 86.23% | 186.59% | 180.93% | 156.3% | -27% | -1946.34% | 290.84% | 42.42% | -60.72% | -83.63% | -114.23% | -1116.2% | 5.34% | -86.85% | 96.43% | 37.37% | 189.76% | -23.63% |
| Net Income | 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 | 84.69M | 113.99M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 32.9M | 36.3M | 41.2M | 40.5M | 39.7M | 39.4M | 37.9M | 37M | 36.3M | 36.6M | 35.2M | 36.1M | 34.3M | 33.5M | 32.8M | 31.2M | 29.9M | 27.4M | 25.24M | 24.76M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 5.1M | 5.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -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 | -2.97M | -3.05M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 1.2M | 28.6M | 4.6M | 177.2M | 4.9M | -1.5M | 1.8M | 7.6M | 2M | 21.5M | 5.7M | 43.1M | 3M | 311.3M | 3M | 6.5M | 2.5M | 15.93M | 1.76M | 2.47M |
| Working Capital Changes | -61M | -83.7M | 82.7M | 10.6M | 93.2M | 5.9M | -18.2M | -233.7M | -3.7M | -237.9M | 20.8M | -91M | -119.9M | -410.7M | 201.4M | -78.2M | 142M | -182.16M | 196.5M | 242.93M |
| Change in Receivables | 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 | 78.79M | 16.41M |
| Change in Inventory | -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 | 179.61M | 223.7M |
| Change in Payables | 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 | -48.7M | 1.93M |
| Cash from Investing | 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 | -108.44M | -53.58M |
| Capital Expenditures | -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 | -76.42M | -37.43M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 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% | 2.49% | 1.12% |
| Acquisitions | 40.2M | 32.6M | -38.9M | -352.3M | 9.5M | -49.9M | 28.1M | 26.4M | 4.4M | 2.7M | -100K | 52.6M | -70.3M | 5.9M | -60.1M | 3.1M | -21.5M | -943.13M | -32.01M | -16.15M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 18.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -57.8M | -145.3M | -120.3M | 301.1M | -148.7M | 33.8M | -116.6M | 225.9M | -47.3M | 190.8M | -133.2M | -63M | 76.7M | 372.9M | -352.3M | -44.7M | -127.4M | 1.16B | -216.31M | -165.14M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 91.9M | -67.9M | -108.7M | 321.8M | -101.6M | 50.4M | -107.5M | 233.1M | -10.7M | 199.6M | -38M | -56.7M | 171.3M | 398.2M | -197M | 24M | -89M | 1.19B | -187.27M | -270.67M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -135.7M | -38.3M | 400K | -8.8M | -35.2M | -6.4M | 1.1M | 3M | -26.4M | 1M | -85.2M | 2.4M | -83.1M | -16.5M | -144.9M | -58.5M | -33.3M | -26.11M | -24.04M | 6.72M |
| Dividends Paid | -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 | -5M | -4.13M |
| Share Repurchases | -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 | -24.79M | -46K |
| Other Financing | -1.2M | -26.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3M | -1.3M | 500K | -200K | -100K | -200K | 0 | 0 | 102.94M |
| Net Change in Cash | -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 | -19.54M | 162.38M |
| Free Cash Flow | -1.5M | 29.6M | 138.2M | 97M | 159.8M | 42.6M | 38.9M | -200.2M | 29.1M | -199.2M | 48.2M | -30.1M | -75.4M | -288.6M | 224.3M | 8.5M | 209.7M | -137.99M | 228.79M | 343.67M |
| FCF Margin % | -0.04% | 0.76% | 3.48% | 2.65% | 4.38% | 1.09% | 1.11% | -5.8% | 0.86% | -5.56% | 1.32% | -0.82% | -2.16% | -8.04% | 6.5% | 0.24% | 6.07% | -4.33% | 7.45% | 10.25% |
| FCF Growth % | -100.94% | -30.52% | 255.27% | 148.45% | 449.14% | 121.39% | -19.29% | -565.12% | 138.59% | 30.98% | -78.51% | -454.12% | -135.96% | -109.15% | -1.96% | -97.53% | 203.81% | -99.57% | 205.01% | -24.81% |
| FCF per Share | -0.04 | 0.86 | 3.94 | 2.84 | 4.62 | 1.21 | 1.11 | -5.74 | 0.83 | -5.72 | 1.35 | -0.84 | -2.04 | -7.91 | 5.72 | 0.21 | 5.02 | -3.23 | 5.28 | 7.92 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.58x | 1.43x | 3.67x | -2.88x | 2.90x | 1.43x | 1.24x | -3.67x | 1.74x | -3.86x | 1.85x | 0.35x | -0.80x | 1.36x | 3.68x | 0.53x | 2.76x | -0.22x | 3.61x | 3.35x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |