Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Sonic Automotive, Inc.401(k)

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 401(K) PLAN & TRUST · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Sonic Automotive, Inc. reported $428,863 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $977 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.07% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 58th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 105th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $4.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$548,319,562
Participants with balances6,823
Active participants8,427
Employer contributions$8,233,300
Employee contributions$35,202,619
Employer contribution per active participant$977
Average account balance$80,363
Benefits paid to participants$60,165,934
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$548.3M · 6,823 accts · $8.2M emplr
2023$491.0M · 7,088 accts · $7.8M emplr
2022$424.4M · 5,919 accts · $8.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$376,363
Investment management$52,500
Total administrative$428,863
The Sonic Automotive, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$977
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$977 per active participant
2023$950 per active participant
2022$1,019 per active participant

Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$431,038
INVESTMENT RESEARCH & AD · Investment advisory (plan)$52,500

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$428,863 · 0.08%
2023$322,902 · 0.07%
2022$324,152 · 0.07%
All plans at this employer2
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 401(K) PLAN & TRUST401(k)
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ULA 401(K) PLAN401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 562010790 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.