NYSE$SAH

Sonic Automotive Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.69B

Previous: $3.65B+1.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.79

Previous: $1.48+20.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$37M

Previous: -$45M+17.8%
Net Income

$60.8M

Previous: $70.6M-13.9%
Operating Income

$133M

Previous: $145M-8.5%
Gross Profit

$599M

Previous: $566M+5.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Sonic Automotive · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.69B

Q1 2026+1%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sonic Automotive · $3.02B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Franchised Dealerships
    $2.96B+4.2%
  • Powersports
    $57M

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

30 / 65 earnings

Positive

+30.2%

Q1 2019

Best reaction

-15.9%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.4%+7.5%
Q4 2025+7.9%+7.7%+3.0%
Q3 2025-15.9%-17.4%-20.4%
Q1 2025+1.8%+3.9%+13.7%
Q4 2024-4.0%-1.8%-21.3%
Q3 2024+2.5%+6.1%+20.0%
Q2 2024+3.0%+7.0%+5.7%
Q1 2024+21.9%+13.1%+10.7%
Q4 2023-5.9%-8.3%-8.2%
Q3 2023+13.4%+10.4%+21.8%
Q2 2023-3.7%-2.9%+1.4%
Q1 2023-14.7%-16.8%-19.9%
Q4 2022-3.8%-2.1%-19.2%
Q3 2022+5.7%+8.1%+13.6%
Q2 2022+4.9%+3.5%+41.5%
Q1 2022-1.0%+8.9%+9.7%
Q4 2021+3.6%+3.4%-3.9%
Q3 2021-0.4%+1.8%-5.6%
Q2 2021+8.3%+8.4%+1.0%
Q1 2021-3.4%+3.9%-5.6%
Q4 2020-10.7%-1.6%+19.2%
Q3 2020-2.6%+4.9%+14.4%
Q2 2020-11.3%-6.8%+2.6%
Q1 2020+14.4%+12.8%+40.3%
Q4 2019-6.0%-3.7%-64.4%
Q3 2019+7.1%+10.4%+6.7%
Q2 2019+4.8%+6.5%-1.9%
Q1 2019+30.2%+27.6%+16.1%
Q4 2018-2.2%+0.6%-12.6%
Q3 2018+5.1%+6.2%-6.5%
Q2 2018+11.1%+10.6%+21.2%
Q1 2018-3.6%-2.9%+4.6%
Q4 2017-3.4%-5.4%-6.7%
Q3 2017+5.0%+6.8%+4.5%
Q2 2017-4.2%-8.7%-11.1%
Q1 2017-0.7%-4.4%-10.4%
Q4 2016+6.3%-4.8%-14.7%
Q3 2016-5.6%-5.6%+19.8%
Q2 2016-5.0%-5.3%-9.3%
Q1 2016+13.9%
Q4 2015+11.0%
Q3 2015+13.2%
Q2 2015-4.1%
Q1 2015+0.5%
Q4 2014-3.2%
Q3 2014-2.2%
Q2 2014-5.3%
Q1 2014+3.7%
Q4 2013+4.1%
Q3 2013-2.9%
Q2 2013-2.0%
Q1 2013+1.4%
Q4 2012-4.1%
Q3 2012+4.3%
Q2 2012+2.4%
Q1 2011-2.3%
Q1 2012+2.9%
Q4 2009-2.8%
Q4 2011-2.8%
Q2 2011-2.8%
Q3 2010-1.4%
Q3 2011-1.4%
Q2 2010-4.1%
Q4 2010-4.1%
Q1 2010+2.7%

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