CarMax, Inc.

KMX Consumer Cyclical Auto & Truck Dealerships

CarMax, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended February 2026) was $25.9 billion, down 1.79% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+19.5%
EPS
+81.3%
Free cash flow
+23.2%
Total debt
−6.82%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

52.81 2.33 −4.23%
Market cap
$7.5B
P/E
25.8×
Fwd P/E
17.2×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
1.58
Beneish M
−2.73
Dividend safety
n/a

CarMax, Inc. (KMX) Return on equity

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CarMax, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 4.68%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.08%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.00% (fiscal 2020) to 25.3% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 15% of that period. That is below the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median of 11.7% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 4.08% (4.05)
FY2025 8.13% (0.07)
FY2024 8.20% (0.74)
FY2023 8.94% (15.05)
FY2022 24.0% 5.62
FY2021 18.4% (6.57)
FY2020 24.9% 24.94
FY2020 0.00% (25.25)
FY2019 25.3% 4.58
FY2018 20.7% (0.18)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.00% High 25.3%
Ten-year median 18.5%
Current reading's percentile 15

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
AN AutoNation, Inc. compare 30.2%
VVV Valvoline compare 27.8%
PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. compare 15.4%
RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare 11.9%
ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. compare 11.8%
LAD Lithia Motors, Inc. compare 11.7%
RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare 11.7%
KMX CarMax, Inc. 4.68%
OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. compare −3.12%
Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median 11.7%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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