KMX vs GPI vs CVNA Stock Comparison

Carmax, Group 1 Automotive and Carvana Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMX Carmax Inc
$56.15 -5.2% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.97B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$259.60 +7.8% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.10B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.83%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CVNA Carvana Co.
$68.29 +7.3% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.28B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carvana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carvana 5, Group 1 Automotive 5, Carmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMXGPICVNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.97B $3.10B $75.28B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 8.1x 28.9x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 6.7x 43.8x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% -3.4% +50.3% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 1.7% 6.2% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.1% 9.0% 0.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 20.4x 3.3x 0.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.83% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% -35.8% -3.5% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr +7.6%/yr +2.4%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 43.0% 63.6% GPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 51/100 CVNA

Percentile Scorecard

KMXGPICVNA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKMXGPICVNA
Valuation 68 #34 of 104 85 #16 of 104 9 #95 of 104
Growth 40 #59 of 98 21 #78 of 98 100 #1 of 98
Profitability 33 #65 of 97 50 #49 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Financial Health 22 #86 of 110 32 #75 of 110 67 #37 of 110
Shareholder Returns 77 #17 of 70 64 #26 of 70 12 #62 of 70
Overall 48 50 51
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKMXGPICVNASPY
1 month -5.2%+7.8%+7.3% +0.7%
3 months -4.3%-12.5%+11.2% +3.7%
6 months +42.8%-27.3%-13.7% +7.1%
Year to date +45.3%-34.0%-19.1% +12.8%
1 year +32.2%-35.8%-3.5% +11.9%
3 years -7.5%+5.1%+1,141.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.5%+1.7%+131.7% +22.8%
5 years -59.0%+44.4%+12.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.3%+7.6%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +12.8%+339.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.2%+16.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMXGPICVNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%43.0%63.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%47.4%68.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.332.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.83-0.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.1%-53.9%-98.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-39.2%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $64.22$426.91$95.69 $779.14
52-week low $30.88$224.95$56.26 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKMXGPICVNA
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 17.0x 8.1xmedian 17.0x 28.9xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 9.2x 6.7xmedian 9.2x 28.8xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 15.6x 13.7xmedian 15.6x 67.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 13.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.64median 0.77 -0.66median 0.77 0.23median 0.77

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKMXGPICVNA
Revenue $27.63B $21.77B $27.45B
Gross profit $2.85B $3.47B $5.23B
Operating income $392.76M $785.70M $2.40B
Net income $292.45M $380.00M $2.35B
Free cash flow $1.15B $226.30M $1.11B
EPS (diluted) $2.05 $31.93 $2.31
Cash & equivalents $170.53M $881.50M $3.05B
Total debt $15.71B $3.89B $5.23B
Shares (diluted) 142.45M 11.90M 739.91M
Enterprise value $7.34B $1.98B $66.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKMXGPICVNA
P/E 27.3x 8.1x 28.9x
P/FCF 7.0x 13.7x 67.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 6.6x 56.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.1x 2.7x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 13.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.4x 13.4x
EV/EBITDA 30.8x 6.7x 28.8x
EV/EBIT 59.9x 7.8x 32.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 20.5x 27.0x 69.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.0x 58.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.64 -0.66 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMXGPICVNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% -3.4% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 7.6% 34.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% -4.4% 33.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 4.8% 51.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.0% -0.3% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -8.2% 91.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -43.9% 1.0% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -16.4% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.0% 8.6% 168.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -12.3% 127.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.4% -39.4% 99.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 1.9% 63.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -54.1% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.9% -2.7% 86.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMXGPICVNA
Gross margin 10.3% 15.9% 19.0%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 4.2% 9.8%
Operating margin 1.4% 3.6% 8.7%
Pretax margin 1.6% 2.3% -0.9%
Net margin 1.1% 1.7% 6.2%
FCF margin 4.1% 1.0% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 2.2% 4.8%
Return on equity 4.7% 12.6% 43.6%
Return on assets 1.1% 3.6% 15.8%
Return on invested capital 1.1% 9.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 1.6% 11.0% 18.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 2.1x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 1.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMXGPICVNA
Debt / assets 60.3% 36.0% 34.4%
Debt / equity 2.5x 1.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 20.4x 3.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 13.7x 17.2x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.8% 71.6% 62.8%
Equity / assets 24.2% 28.4% 37.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 6.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 1.72 3.24 7.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMXGPICVNA
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 11.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 12.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKMXGPICVNA
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 43.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $38.71FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +8.1% +36.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.97BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026 $27.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +5.6% +25.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMXGPICVNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.9% 67.3%
Institutions holding 558 386 820
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +3.7% -1.7%
Institutions buying 233 203 480
Institutions selling 251 125 268
Buyers to sellers 0.93 1.62 1.79

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KMXGPICVNA
KMX 1.00 0.38 0.36
GPI 0.38 1.00 0.35
CVNA 0.36 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMX, GPI and CVNA?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carmax (KMX) $7.97B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.10B, Carvana (CVNA) $75.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMX, GPI and CVNA?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carmax (KMX) 27.3x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1x, Carvana (CVNA) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Carmax (KMX) 18.3x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.7x, Carvana (CVNA) 43.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%, Carvana (CVNA) +50.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%, Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%, Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Carmax (KMX) +32.2%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -35.8%, Carvana (CVNA) -3.5%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Carmax (KMX) -16.3%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.6%/yr, Carvana (CVNA) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.83%. Carmax (KMX) and Carvana (CVNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has been the steadiest (Carmax (KMX) 54.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.0%, Carvana (CVNA) 63.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMX, GPI and CVNA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Carvana (CVNA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.