Consumer Cyclical
CarMax, Inc.(KMX)
Live Price
Offline$53.66
+13.14% today
1Y Change
-19.51%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $5.46B
- Revenue Growth
- -8.2%
- EPS Growth
- -47.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 246 bars Β· Jun 26, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
CarMax, Inc. (KMX) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $5.46B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $53.66 and down 19.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -8.2%, EPS growth of -47.8%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -8.2%, EPS -47.8%, free cash flow +694.2% with operating margin 0.8% and ROIC 0.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 22.9 and price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KMX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-8.2% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+0.8% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
22.9 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -8.2% and EPS is at -47.8%, with operating margin around 0.8%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 14, 2026 | β | -2.8% | -6.3% | -8.3% |
2025 Dec 18, 2025 | +66.5% | -2.2% | -0.2% | +23.9% |
2025 Sep 25, 2025 | -38.5% | -1.6% | +1.0% | -5.4% |
Benchmark Edge
KMX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KMX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KMX Max Drawdown
-56.85%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KMX and SPY.
Company Overview
CarMax, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
CarMax, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. The company operates through two segments, CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. It offers customers a range of makes and models of used vehicles, including domestic, imported, and luxury vehicles, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles; and extended protection plans to customers at the time of sale, as well as sells vehicles that are approximately 10 years old and has more than 100,000 miles through wholesale auctions. The company also provides reconditioning and vehicle repair services; and financing alternatives for retail customers across a range of credit spectrum through its CarMax Auto Finance and arrangements with various financial institutions. As of February 28, 2022, it operated approximately 230 used car stores. CarMax, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.
- Leadership
- Keith Barr
- IPO Date
- Feb 4, 1997
- Employees
- 30.0k
- Street Address
- 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway
- Mailing
- Richmond, VA, 23238
- Region
- Richmond, VA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 804 747 0422
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 22.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.5
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- -8.2%
- EPS
- -47.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +694.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 10.8%
- Operating Margin
- 0.8%
- Net Margin
- 1.0%
- ROE
- 4.0%
- ROIC
- 0.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.47
- Current Ratio
- 2.20
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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