Americas Carmart (CRMT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Americas Carmart (CRMT) reported Free Cash Flow of -$6.2 million for Q1 2026, up 80.34% year-over-year from -$3.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 174.89% quarter-over-quarter from $8.3 million in Q4 2025.

Americas Carmart (CRMT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Americas Carmart (CRMT) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$6.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$6.2 million, up 80.34% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $14.1 million (up 116.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$52.7 million, up 34.22% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$6.2 million in Q1 2026 per CRMT's latest filing, from $8.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $18.4 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$67.3 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$18.6 million and a median of -$16.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Free Cash Flow climbed as much as 253.37% in 2025 and fell as far as 407.79% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$41.9 million in 2022, then increased by 24.74% to -$31.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 25.13% to -$23.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 135.08% to $8.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 174.89% to -$6.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRMT's Free Cash Flow at -$6.2 million in Q1 2026, $8.3 million in Q4 2025, and -$6.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 56.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -687.29 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn -205.50 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn -34.20 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn -5.63 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 37.60 Mn
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 146.50 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 8.40 Mn
10 Americas Carmart 64.14 Mn -53.67 Mn 143.93 Mn -6.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -6.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -6.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 8.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 8.28 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -6.38 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -6.38 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 18.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 18.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -31.53 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -31.53 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -23.59 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -23.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -15.96 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -15.96 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -12.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -12.01 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 10.24 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 10.24 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -31.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -31.50 Mn