# CarMax Inc. (KMX) — Stock CV

CarMax Inc. is a $7.42B consumer company. Revenue grew 4.8% over the last year, and it keeps 1¢ of every dollar of sales as profit. It trades at 25.5× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.

> CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of over about 260 retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: KMX
- **Sector**: Consumer Cyclical
- **Industry**: Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- **Headquarters**: RICHMOND, VA
- **Employees**: 27 796
- **Website**: https://www.carmax.com
- **Market cap**: $7.42B
- **Last price**: $52.28
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $27.6B
- **Net income**: $292M
- **Free cash flow**: $1.15B
- **P/E**: 25.5
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 4.8%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 60 |
| Growth | 25 |
| Profitability | 16 |
| Health | 43 |
| Quality | 90 |
| Moat | 25 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 8 of 10 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +4.8% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $292M TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -18.0% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $1.15B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — current ratio 2.33
- [x] Established company — $7.42B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -10.6% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 11/11 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 43/100
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 25.5

## Experience (career milestones)

- **Sep 29, 2026** — Beat EPS estimate by 56%: reported $1.16 vs $0.74 expected
- **Q2 2026** — 5 open-market insider purchases: ~19K shares bought by insiders
- **FY2022** — Best year on record: $1.15B net income
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 11 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $10B: $15.1B in first reported year

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $31.9B | $1.15B | -$2.86B |
| FY2023 | $29.7B | $485M | $861M |
| FY2024 | $26.5B | $479M | -$6.69M |
| FY2025 | $26.4B | $501M | $157M |
| FY2026 | $25.9B | $247M | $1.24B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/KMX — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.