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CarMax, Inc. (KMX)

NYSE / Consumer Cyclical / Auto - Dealerships

Share price

52.62 USD Market dataClose of Oct 15, 2026

Market capitalisation

7.47B USD Market dataClose of Oct 15, 2026
Market data
Oct 15, 2026
Filed accounts
FY2026, filed Apr 15, 2026
Ratios computed
Oct 15, 2026
Filed years
16, FY2010 to FY2026
Four kinds of sourceSEC filingCompany statementMarket dataComputedWhat each means
SEC filingFiled with the SEC
Read from a statement the company filed with the SEC, with the form, fiscal year, filing date and accession beside it.
Company statementCompany statement
What the company says about itself in a filing: an 8-K item, the auditor, its own segment names.
Market dataMarket data
Prices, market value and what analysts publish, with the date they are as of.
ComputedComputed by ValueScreener
Worked out by us from the other three, with the inputs and the formula one press away. A score is a research output, not a rating or a recommendation.
Reading

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Overview

What the business is, what it costs, and how it reads on four questions.

Market dataSEC filingComputed

Four questions, at a glance

Quality

Return on invested capital, after tax

1.3% Computed

From the FY2026 filing

Read quality

Valuation

Price to earnings

31.32x Computed

FY2026 accounts, priced at the latest close

Read valuation

Cash generation

Free cash flow yield

16.0% Computed

FY2026 accounts, priced at the latest close

Read cash generation

Revenue and net income, as filed

FY2017 Revenue: 15.88B USDFY2017 Net income: 627.0M USDFY2018 Revenue: 17.12B USDFY2018 Net income: 664.1M USDFY2019 Revenue: 18.17B USDFY2019 Net income: 842.4M USDFY2020 Revenue: 20.32B USDFY2020 Net income: 888.4M USDFY2021 Revenue: 18.95B USDFY2021 Net income: 746.9M USDFY2022 Revenue: 31.90B USDFY2022 Net income: 1.15B USDFY2023 Revenue: 29.68B USDFY2023 Net income: 484.8M USDFY2024 Revenue: 26.54B USDFY2024 Net income: 479.2M USDFY2025 Revenue: 26.35B USDFY2025 Net income: 500.6M USDFY2026 Revenue: 25.88B USDFY2026 Net income: 247.3M USD
Revenue Net income10 filed fiscal years, from the annual reports; the table in Filings names each document.
Named tests met
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The business, and the score behind its five axes

The reading, in brief

Is it cheap

Price to earnings is 31.32x at the close of 2026-10-15 on FY2026 figures; the lines are 15.00x (Graham's defensive ceiling) and, by market convention, 10.00x, 25.00x and 40.00x, and this sits between 25.00x and 40.00x.

Today, against the Consumer Cyclical sector (302 companies), 31.32x sits at the 75th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 12.87x to 31.26x.

Is it good

Return on invested capital was 1.3% in FY2026, in the band labelled "Likely below the cost of capital" (below 8.0%), on lines anchored on Damodaran's cost-of-capital data, suggesting returns below the usual cost of the capital employed.

Today, against the Consumer Cyclical sector (222 companies), 1.3% sits at the 18th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 3.6% to 14.8%.

Is it safe

Debt to equity was 3.18 in FY2026, in the band labelled "Heavily leveraged" (2.00 and above), on lines anchored on Graham's defensive-investor criteria, suggesting heavy reliance on borrowing.

Today, against the Consumer Cyclical sector (286 companies), 3.18 sits at the 83rd percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 0.37 to 1.96.

Year by year against peers
Whether CarMax, Inc.'s return on invested capital stayed above the median of the Consumer Cyclical sector, year by year. (FY2019 to FY2026, 8 fiscal years of CarMax, Inc. with a comparable figure)
The direction
Which way CarMax, Inc.'s return on equity has moved, and how steadily. (FY2017 to FY2026, 10 filed years of CarMax, Inc.)
What could explain it
What in CarMax, Inc.'s filed statements could explain the movements. (8 readings drawn from the statement lines CarMax, Inc. filed)
What to check next
What to check next on CarMax, Inc., and where in its filings. (6 questions for CarMax, Inc.)
In one paragraph
One paragraph on CarMax, Inc.'s returns, cash, balance sheet and price. (12 of sixteen figures read for CarMax, Inc.)

These are KMX’s filed figures. The research desk says what they mean, against peers and its own years, with what to check next.

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What changed

The newest filing, what it moved, and when the next one is due.

SEC filingCompany statement

The newest accounts on file are the FY2026 annual report: 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, accession 0001170010-26-000021.

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Quality

The returns the business earns on its capital, and the margins behind them.

SEC filingComputed

CarMax, Inc: returns on capital and margins, each with its source
FigureValue, source and document
Return on invested capital, after tax1.3% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Return on equity4.2% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Return on capital employed, pre-tax
Why n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Return on assets0.9% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Gross margin10.8% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Operating margin
Why n/a

No operating income line is filed for this year.

n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Net margin1.0% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
KMX 1.0%
LAD 2.2%RUSHA 3.5%OPLN 9.2%AN 2.4%GPI 1.4%
1.0%9.2%
Net margin: KMX against the 5 companies named under Valuation context, each as filed for its own latest year. Placement only: no average is drawn.

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Financial strength

What it owes against what it owns, and whether it can meet what falls due.

SEC filingComputedCompany statement

CarMax, Inc: leverage, liquidity and distress, each with its source
FigureValue, source and document
Debt to equity3.18 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Current ratio2.20 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Quick ratio0.49 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Interest coverage
Why n/a

No operating income line is filed for this year.

n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Altman Z-score
Why n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

n/a ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Net debt18.73B ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Total assets 26.37BTotal liabilities 20.48BShareholders' equity 5.89BOwnsOwes, and equity
Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders’ equity
The balance sheet, line by line

Financial health

What CarMax, Inc owned and owed at the end of fiscal 2026, from the balance sheet it filed (10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021).

CarMax, Inc: balance sheet position
Total assets26.37B FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026
Total liabilities20.48B FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026
Shareholders' equity5.89B FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026
Cash8.1M FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026
Total debt18.74B FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026
Net debt18.73B
Current ratio2.20
Debt to equity3.18
  • Interest cover: FY2026: No operating income line is filed for this year.

Read from the filed balance sheet for each year, with the income statement of the same year supplying operating profit where a ratio needs it. Nothing here is a view on whether this company is sound.

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Valuation context

What the market charges for it, against its own record and companies like it.

Market dataSEC filingComputed

CarMax, Inc: what the market charges, each with its source
FigureValue, source and document
Price to earnings31.32x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
P/E on trailing twelve months23.39x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · Trailing four quarters, each as known on the day; the quarterly filings are listed under Filings
Price to book1.32x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Price to sales0.30x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Enterprise value to EBIT53.42x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Enterprise value to EBITDA
Why n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

n/a ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Price to earnings over growth
Why n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

n/a ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Diluted earnings per share1.68 USD FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Graham number38.83 USD ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021

We publish no fair value or price target of our own. Value KMX on your own assumptions in the DCF workbench, starting from the filed figures.

Its own record, and companies like it

Valuation

What the market charges for CarMax, Inc today, and the multiples it has carried. No value of ours: the figures are the filings’ and the market’s.

CarMax, Inc: valuation
Share price52.62 USD
Market capitalisation7.47B USD
Enterprise value to EBITDAn/a
Graham number38.83 USD
Diluted earnings per share, FY20261.68 USD

Price to earnings on trailing twelve months, a different basis from the fiscal-year P/E above, since Oct 3, 2016: low 8.58x, median 19.17x, high 39.89x, latest 23.39x. 2,522 trading days with a meaningful ratio. Each close over the trailing twelve months of earnings as known that day: a quarter counts from the day it was filed.

Companies like CarMax, Inc

  1. Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD)Market cap 6.49B USD
  2. Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA)Market cap 5.24B USD
  3. OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN)Market cap 4.51B USD
  4. AutoNation, Inc. (AN)Market cap 5.28B USD
  5. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI)Market cap 2.86B USD

Same industry (Auto - Dealerships) and size band (Mid, 2B to 10B), nearest in market value, net margin and current ratio. Each of those counts equally, by how many of the companies considered sit between the two on it. Closest first: the order is likeness and nothing else.

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Cash generation

Whether profit arrives as cash, and what is paid back to shareholders.

SEC filingComputed

CarMax, Inc: cash generation and what is paid out, each with its source
FigureValue, source and document
Free cash flow yield16.0% ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Free cash flow1.24B USD ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Free cash flow margin4.8% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Dividend yield
Why n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

n/a ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Payout ratio
Why n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
FY2017 Free cash flow: -873.5M USDFY2017 Net income: 627.0M USDFY2018 Free cash flow: -377.4M USDFY2018 Net income: 664.1M USDFY2019 Free cash flow: -141.7M USDFY2019 Net income: 842.4M USDFY2020 Free cash flow: -568.5M USDFY2020 Net income: 888.4M USDFY2021 Free cash flow: 503.2M USDFY2021 Net income: 746.9M USDFY2022 Free cash flow: -2.86B USDFY2022 Net income: 1.15B USDFY2023 Free cash flow: 860.6M USDFY2023 Net income: 484.8M USDFY2024 Free cash flow: -6.7M USDFY2024 Net income: 479.2M USDFY2025 Free cash flow: 156.5M USDFY2025 Net income: 500.6M USDFY2026 Free cash flow: 1.24B USDFY2026 Net income: 247.3M USD
Free cash flow Net incomeProfit that arrives as cash stands level with net income; a gap year after year is worth reading about.

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Filings

Every figure, the year it is for and the document it was read from.

SEC filingMarket data

The filed figures

Computed from the accounts this company filed with the SEC and, in a ratio with a price in it, the last close, dated on this page. Every filed figure below carries the fiscal year and the filing date its accounts were read from, and every blank carries the reason it is blank. Nothing here is a view on this company.

CarMax, Inc.: the eight ratios, with the fiscal year and filing date behind each.
FigureValueYearAs of
31.32xFY2026Oct 15, 2026
1.32xFY2026Oct 15, 2026
53.42xFY2026Oct 15, 2026
16.0%FY2026Oct 15, 2026
1.3%FY2026Apr 15, 2026
n/aFY2026Oct 15, 2026
n/a The filed cash flow statement reports no dividend paid at all. That is not the same as a filed zero, and we will not read it as one.
3.18FY2026Apr 15, 2026
2.20FY2026Apr 15, 2026
0.30xFY2026Oct 15, 2026
n/aFY2026Oct 15, 2026
n/a This figure compares a year against the one before it, and we hold one filed year for this company.
n/aFY2026Oct 15, 2026
n/a We hold no figure here and no stored reason for its absence. The gap is ours, not the company's.
-2.47FY2026Apr 15, 2026
6/9FY2026Apr 15, 2026

The figures are computed from the accounts for fiscal 2026, the newest full year on file. 16 filed fiscal years on record, FY2010 to FY2026, from SEC EDGAR. Prices as of Oct 15, 2026. Ratios recomputed Oct 15, 2026. Two facts, because a recompute is not a fresh quote.

The year and the filing date name the statement each figure’s accounts are read from, and they stand even where the figure itself could not be computed: the line beneath a blank says what that statement did not carry. A figure’s name opens its formula and the filings behind it; a statement that names no SEC filing has no filing date, and reads n/a.

Ten years of filed figures, year by year

Ten years of filed figures

10 filed fiscal years, FY2017 to FY2026, read from the annual reports CarMax, Inc filed with the SEC. Each year names its filing. Amounts in USD, as filed.

CarMax, Inc: revenue, earnings, free cash flow and returns, by fiscal year, with the filing each year was read from
YearRevenueOperating incomeNet incomeEPS, dilutedFree cash flowOperating marginReturn on equityFiling
FY202625.88B493.8M247.3M1.681.24Bn/a4.2%10-K, Apr 15, 20260001170010-26-000021
FY202526.35B777.3M500.6M3.21156.5Mn/a8.0%10-K, Apr 11, 20250001170010-25-000024
FY202426.54B766.3M479.2M3.02-6.7Mn/a7.9%10-K, Apr 15, 20240001170010-24-000034
FY202329.68B757.2M484.8M3.03860.6Mn/a8.6%10-K, Apr 13, 20230001170010-23-000010
FY202231.90B1.59B1.15B6.97-2.86Bn/a22.0%10-K, Apr 14, 20220001170010-22-000017
FY202118.95B1.05B746.9M4.52503.2Mn/a17.1%10-K, Apr 20, 20210001170010-21-000053
FY202020.32B1.24B888.4M5.33-568.5Mn/a23.6%10-K, Apr 21, 20200001170010-20-000033
FY201918.17B1.19B842.4M4.79-141.7Mn/a25.1%10-K, Apr 19, 20190001170010-19-000040
FY201817.12B1.13B664.1M3.60-377.4Mn/a20.0%10-K, Apr 24, 20180001170010-18-000054
FY201715.88B1.06B627.0M3.26-873.5Mn/a20.2%10-K, Apr 21, 20170001170010-17-000053
  • Revenue, compound annual growth FY2017 to FY2026: 5.6%
  • Earnings, compound annual growth FY2017 to FY2026: -9.8%
  • Earnings per share, compound annual growth FY2017 to FY2026: -7.1%
  • Free cash flow: Free cash flow was not positive in both 2017 and 2026, so a compound rate across the window is not defined. Both figures are in the table.

Every figure in this section is a line of a filed annual statement or a ratio of two of them. Nothing here is estimated or smoothed. Earnings per share filed before a share split are put on today's share count, and say so. Nothing here is a verdict on the company.

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Risks and guardrails

The accounting screens, the published tests, and the lines you can set to be told.

ComputedCompany statement

CarMax, Inc: accounting screens and published tests, each with its source
FigureValue, source and document
Beneish M-score-2.47 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Piotroski F-score6/9 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026, 0001170010-26-000021
Named tests met0 of 30 Computed
Beta0.65 ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026

The named tests

Of 30 tests value investors published: 0 met, 27 not met, 3 we could not complete. Counts, never a score: a single figure would have to decide that meeting one investor’s criteria and meeting another’s are worth the same.

Which tests, by name(all 30)
Meets
None of the named tests.
Does not
Defensive investor (Benjamin Graham); Deep value; Large cap, low P/E; Earnings yield and ROIC (Joel Greenblatt); High F-score, low P/B (Joseph Piotroski); Three forensic scores; Low PEG, low debt (Peter Lynch); High returns and growth; Gross margin, turnover (Robert Novy-Marx); High yield, low payout; Low beta, profitable; ROIC at or above WACC; Near the 52-week low; Z-score and coverage (Edward Altman); Two thirds of NCAV (Benjamin Graham); P/E times P/B (Benjamin Graham); High returns, low debt; Owner earnings yield; High return on tangibles; Low P/S, rising earnings (James O'Shaughnessy); Book or below, low debt (Walter Schloss); Tangible book or below; Cash-flow yield and ROIC; Clean books, high ROIC; Cheapest quarter on P/E (David Dreman); Cheapest quarter on P/B (David Dreman); Low P/E, growth, yield (John Neff)
Not measured
EV/EBITDA and coverage; Dividends and buybacks; Cash-covered dividend. A test with a figure we could not read is incomplete, never met and never failed.
Figures we could not read(8)
  • Altman Z-Score: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
  • PEG Ratio: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
  • EV/EBITDA: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
  • Interest Coverage: No operating income line is filed for this year.
  • Dividend Yield: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
  • Payout Ratio: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
  • Dividend Streak: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.

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Declared positions

Whether anybody here owns this company.

Positions declared by Javier Sanz Alvarez: no holding in any company shown here, as of October 3, 2026.

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What this cannot tell you

  • 8 figures could not be read on this company, among them Altman Z-Score, PEG Ratio, EV/EBITDA. Each blank in the table above names the rest, with its reason. 3 named tests come back incomplete because of them, which is neither met nor missed.

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