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How SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. makes its money

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revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$15.2B · 100%Cost of revenue$12.8B · 84%Gross profit$2.4B · 16%Operating income$368M · 2%Income before tax$173M · 1%Income tax−$54.1M · −0%Net income$119M · 1%As of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$15.2B100%
Cost of revenue$12.8B84%
$2.4B16%
$368M2%
Income before tax$173M1%
Income tax−$54.1M−0%
$119M1%
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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