Sonic Automotive Cash Flow Statement
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Sonic Automotive free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Sonic Automotive generated $567.4 million of operating cash flow and spent $149.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $717.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 4.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 141.9% from the prior year's $296.5 million.
Sonic Automotive returned $131.2 million to shareholders: $48.8 million in dividends and $82.4 million in share repurchases, equal to 18% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 14.7 times.
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Sonic Automotive cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 118.70M | 216.00M | 178.20M | 88.50M | 348.90M | -51.40M | 144.10M | 51.65M | 92.98M | 93.19M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -45.05% | +21.21% | +101.36% | -74.63% | — | -135.67% | +178.99% | -44.45% | -0.23% | +7.97% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 163.40M | 150.40M | 142.30M | 127.50M | 101.10M | 91.00M | 93.10M | 93.62M | 88.94M | 77.45M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 23.10M | 23.50M | 23.30M | 20.50M | 15.00M | 11.70M | 10.80M | 11.85M | 11.12M | 11.16M |
| Change in Working Capital | -196.40M | 287.70M | 428.40M | 73.90M | -301.30M | 276.00M | -47.70M | -1.07M | 24.14M | 50.14M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 567.40M | 109.20M | -15.70M | 406.10M | 306.30M | 281.10M | 170.80M | 143.68M | 162.88M | 216.37M |
| Capital Expenditures | 149.90M | 187.30M | 203.60M | 227.10M | 298.20M | -127.20M | -125.60M | -163.62M | -234.25M | -206.23M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -499.00M | -178.30M | -218.70M | -299.70M | -1.30B | -100.20M | 136.80M | -15.33M | -272.11M | -220.77M |
| Dividends Paid | 48.80M | 40.80M | 40.00M | 34.50M | 18.30M | -17.10M | -15.50M | -9.83M | -8.85M | -8.70M |
| Share Repurchases | 82.40M | 34.40M | 177.60M | 261.90M | 93.30M | -71.70M | -2.40M | -24.11M | -37.35M | -99.97M |
| Debt Issued | 149.10M | 78.00M | 0 | 327.00M | 1.17B | 57.90M | 109.10M | 21.07M | 302.48M | 103.39M |
| Debt Repaid | 126.80M | 164.80M | 79.90M | 133.50M | 58.30M | -44.90M | -40.30M | -45.05M | -36.84M | -30.95M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -106.10M | 84.30M | 34.10M | -176.60M | 1.12B | -39.70M | -284.40M | -128.84M | 112.47M | 3.89M |
| Net Change in Cash | -37.70M | 15.10M | -200.30M | -70.20M | 129.10M | 141.20M | 23.20M | -498.00K | 3.24M | -517.00K |
| Free Cash Flow | 717.30M | 296.50M | 187.90M | 633.20M | 604.50M | 153.90M | 45.20M | -19.94M | -71.36M | 10.14M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Sonic Automotive's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SAH's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?