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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • AUTO & TRUCK DEALERSHIPS • NYSE

    $52.59
    +2.77 (+5.56%)

    Market Cap: $7.21B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    70%(28/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +0.11%
    Streak
    4 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Nov 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.43
    Range$0.12 - $0.77
    13 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.45-4.3%
    60d ago$0.45-5.3%
    30d ago$0.45-5.3%
    7d ago$0.45-5.5%
    Current$0.43
    Revenue Consensus
    $6.5B
    Range$5.8B - $7.0B
    14 analysts
    Period ending Feb 28, 2027
    EPS Consensus$1.12
    Range$0.62 - $1.76
    14 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $8.1B
    Range$7.2B - $8.8B
    14 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Feb 27EST
    		-$1.12---
    Nov 26EST
    		-$0.43---
    Aug 26
    Reported Sep 29
    		$1.16$0.68+70.59%Beat+81.2%
    May 26
    Reported Jun 17
    		$1.31$0.94+38.77%Beat-5.1%
    Feb 26
    Reported Apr 14
    		$0.34$0.21+61.90%Beat-41.4%
    Nov 25
    Reported Dec 18
    		$0.51$0.31+64.52%Beat-37.0%
    Aug 25
    Reported Sep 25
    		$0.64$1.05-39.05%Miss-24.7%
    May 25
    Reported Jun 20
    		$1.38$1.17+17.95%Beat+42.3%
    Feb 25
    Reported Apr 10
    		$0.58$0.66-12.33%Miss+81.2%
    Nov 24
    Reported Dec 19
    		$0.81$0.60+35.00%Beat+55.8%
    Aug 24
    Reported Sep 26
    		$0.85$0.86-1.16%Miss+13.3%
    May 24
    Reported Jun 21
    		$0.97$0.95+2.11%Beat-32.6%
    Feb 24
    Reported Apr 11
    		$0.32$0.49-34.69%Miss-27.3%
    Nov 23
    Reported Dec 21
    		$0.52$0.41+26.83%Beat+116.7%
    Aug 23
    Reported Sep 28
    		$0.75$0.78-3.85%Miss-5.1%
    May 23
    Reported Jun 23
    		$1.44$0.79+82.28%Beat-7.7%
    Feb 23
    Reported Apr 11
    		$0.44$0.24+83.33%Beat-55.1%
    Nov 22
    Reported Dec 22
    		$0.24N/A-64.18%Miss-85.3%
    Aug 22
    Reported Sep 29
    		$0.79$1.40-43.57%Miss-54.1%
    May 22
    Reported Jun 24
    		$1.56$1.48+5.41%Beat-40.7%
    Feb 22
    Reported Apr 12
    		$0.98$1.25-21.60%Miss-22.8%
    Nov 21
    Reported Dec 22
    		$1.63$1.44+13.19%Beat+14.8%
    Aug 21
    Reported Sep 30
    		$1.72$1.89-8.99%Miss-3.9%
    May 21
    Reported Jun 25
    		$2.63$1.64+60.37%Beat+1853.3%
    Feb 21
    Reported Apr 1
    		$1.27$1.26+0.79%Beat-2.3%
    Nov 20
    Reported Dec 22
    		$1.42$1.13+25.66%Beat+36.5%
    Aug 20
    Reported Sep 24
    		$1.79$1.11+61.26%Beat+27.9%
    May 20
    Reported Jun 19
    		$-0.15$0.04-475.00%Miss-109.4%
    Feb 20
    Reported Apr 2
    		$1.30$1.13+15.04%Beat+15.0%
    Nov 19
    Reported Dec 20
    		$1.04$1.16-10.34%Miss-4.6%
    Aug 19
    Reported Sep 24
    		$1.40$1.33+5.26%Beat+12.9%
    May 19
    Reported Jun 21
    		$1.59$1.49+6.71%Beat+19.5%
    Feb 19
    Reported Mar 29
    		$1.13$1.03+9.71%Beat+44.9%
    Nov 18
    Reported Dec 21
    		$1.09$1.00+9.00%Beat+34.6%
    Aug 18
    Reported Sep 26
    		$1.24$1.22+1.64%Beat+26.5%
    May 18
    Reported Jun 22
    		$1.33$1.24+7.26%Beat+17.7%
    Feb 18
    Reported Apr 4
    		$0.78$0.87-10.34%Miss-3.7%
    Nov 17
    Reported Dec 21
    		$0.81$0.81+0.00%Beat+12.5%
    Aug 17
    Reported Sep 22
    		$0.98$0.95+3.16%Beat-
    May 17
    Reported Jun 21
    		$1.13$0.97+16.49%Beat-
    Feb 17
    Reported Apr 6
    		$0.81$0.79+2.53%Beat-
    Nov 16
    Reported Dec 20
    		$0.72$0.70+2.86%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio15.84EV/EBITDA67.23x
    Price/FCF-26.31xFCF Yield-3.80%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin0.99%Operating Margin2.83%
    ROE4.68%ROIC0.01%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity2.83xInterest Coverage0.03x
    Current Ratio2.33xQuick Ratio0.57x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.23Avg Volume3.77M
    52-Week High$65.2852-Week Low$30.26

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$52.87
    SMA 20$54.92
    SMA 50$58.30
    SMA 200$48.79
    EMA 10$52.79
    EMA 20$54.56
    EMA 50$56.15
    EMA 200$52.20

    MACD

    Line: -2.08Signal: -1.69Hist: -0.38

    ADX

    ADX: 27.7+DI: 17.0-DI: 30.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up52.0
    Aroon Down96.0
    PSAR$55.53

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$60.13
    Lower Band$49.70
    %B Position1899%(Upper)
    Band Width0.28

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    41.0

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K12.2
    Stoch %D6.7
    Williams %R-75.8
    ROC (10d)-5.9%
    Momentum-3.30
    CCI (20d)-87.8
    MFI (14d)31.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.28(4.3%)
    StdDev (20d)2.61
    Hist Vol45.5%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$52.13
    OBV-52.7M
    AD Line-38.1M
    CMF (20d)-0.210

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)4.0M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$55.58

    Pivot Points

    R3$52.21
    R2$51.43
    R1$50.62
    Pivot Point$49.84
    S1$49.03
    S2$48.25
    S3$47.44

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-27.05
    Ultimate Osc45.7
    KST-110.60

    Financial Data

    QuarterAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024Aug 2024May 2024Feb 2024Nov 2023
    Total Revenue$7.88B$8.01B$5.95B$5.79B$6.59B$7.55B$6.00B$6.22B$7.01B$7.11B$5.63B$6.15B
    Cost of Revenue$7.08B$7.16B$5.34B$5.20B$5.88B$6.65B$5.34B$5.55B$6.25B$6.32B$5.04B$5.54B
    Gross Profit$799.46M$854.41M$605.26M$590.05M$717.67M$893.62M$667.89M$677.65M$760.47M$791.89M$586.19M$612.86M
    Operating Expenses$698.68M$704.39M$824.35M$650.31M$668.38M$725.38M$675.54M$640.27M$674.46M$700.45M$642.05M$620.59M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$628.58M$635.17M$611.31M$581.37M$601.09M$659.64M$610.50M$575.76M$610.56M$638.58M$580.88M$559.96M
    Operating Income$100.78M$150.03M$-219,093,000$-60,263,000$49.29M$168.24M$-7,651,000$37.38M$86.00M$91.45M$-55,863,000$-7,722,000
    Interest Income$135.56M$140.24M$143.69M$174.74M$102.64M$141.65M$159.31M$159.88M$115.58M$146.97M$147.27M$148.66M
    Interest Expense$31.83M$33.81M$28.75M$26.12M$28.45M$27.07M$24.14M$25.42M$27.02M$31.36M$31.43M$31.27M
    Income Before Tax$223.07M$258.56M$-110,681,000$83.89M$127.10M$283.13M$118.40M$166.47M$177.84M$206.64M$65.51M$110.56M
    Income Tax Expense$57.78M$72.93M$10.00M$21.67M$31.72M$72.75M$28.54M$41.03M$45.03M$54.20M$15.24M$28.55M
    Net Income$165.29M$185.63M$-120,684,000$62.22M$95.38M$210.38M$89.87M$125.44M$132.81M$152.44M$50.27M$82.00M
    EBITDA$214.54M$245.02M$-118,797,000$32.69M$136.84M$248.33M$89.68M$107.37M$155.44M$161.11M$3.71M$59.72M
    EBIT$119.34M$152.13M$-212,561,000$-55,795,000$52.91M$168.55M$12.21M$32.01M$82.72M$91.86M$-63,176,000$-6,836,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    KMX Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    15.8x
    Forward P/E
    21.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    67.2x
    P/FCF
    -26.3x
    PEG
    0.6x
    P/B
    1.2x
    See GNG's fair value

    KMX Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    10.3%
    Operating margin
    2.8%
    Net margin
    1.0%
    ROIC
    0.0%
    ROE
    4.7%
    FCF margin
    -1.0%
    FCF yield
    -3.8%

    KMX Competitors

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    Etsy, Inc.ETSY
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    Light & Wonder IncLNW
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    MGM Resorts InternationalMGM
    ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding LimitedZK
    Urban Outfitters IncURBN
    Rush Enterprises B IncRUSHB

    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    KMX Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    20
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    2
    Hold
    15
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    2

    KMX Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KMX beat EPS estimates in 75.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • KMX grew quarterly revenue 17.7% year over year.

    Bear case

    • KMX has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.8x.

    KMX Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
    Average surprise
    29.7%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Nov 30, 2026)
    $0.43
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Nov 30, 2026)
    1 up, 0 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About KMX

    Does KMX pay dividends?

    CarMax Inc (KMX) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is KMX's P/E ratio?

    CarMax Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.84.

    What is KMX's market cap?

    CarMax Inc (KMX) has a market capitalization of $7.21B with a current stock price of $52.59.

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