Carvana vs Sonic Automotive
Carvana reported revenue of $20.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Sonic Automotive's $15.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Carvana's revenue grew 48.6% in its latest year, and Sonic Automotive's grew 6.5%. Carvana had an operating margin of 9.3%, against 2.4% at Sonic Automotive. Free cash flow was $889 million at Carvana and $418 million at Sonic Automotive.
Side by side
| Carvana | Sonic Automotive | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $20.3B | $15.2B |
| Revenue growth | 48.6% | 6.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 29.5% | 9.2% |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow | $889M | $418M |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.4% | 2.8% |
| Return on capital | 24.6% | 12.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 3.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $131M |
| Change in diluted share count | 69.6% | −0.9% |
| Last close | $56.61 | $61.26 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 9.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $1.5 million, sold $273.6 million | bought $6.0 million, sold $9.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Carvana and Sonic Automotive pages.