Americas Carmart (CRMT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Americas Carmart (CRMT) reported Operating Expenses of $323.5 million for Q1 2026, up 0.68% year-over-year from $321.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 14.34% quarter-over-quarter from $377.7 million in Q4 2025.
Americas Carmart (CRMT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Americas Carmart (CRMT) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $323.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $323.5 million, up 0.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 2.41% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, down 4.6% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $323.5 million in Q1 2026 per CRMT's latest filing, from $377.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $395.4 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $307.2 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $347.3 million and a median of $348.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses surged 43.67% in 2022, then slipped 13.97% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $347.8 million in 2022, then advanced by 13.68% to $395.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 13.97% to $340.2 million in 2024, then rose by 11.03% to $377.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 14.34% to $323.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CRMT's Operating Expenses at $323.5 million in Q1 2026, $377.7 million in Q4 2025, and $348.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 18.05 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 11.57 Mn | -21.22 Mn |
| 2 | Carvana | 9.49 Bn | 7.89 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 690.00 Mn |
| 3 | Carmax | 6.94 Bn | 6.35 Bn | 605.26 Mn | 611.31 Mn |
| 4 | Lithia Motors | 6.76 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Autonation | 6.51 Bn | 6.45 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 842.20 Mn |
| 6 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 5.19 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 343.80 Mn | 242.63 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.57 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 187.00 Mn | 98.70 Mn |
| 8 | Openlane | 3.88 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 256.20 Mn | 454.10 Mn |
| 9 | Group 1 Automotive | 3.69 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 877.90 Mn | 601.60 Mn |
| 10 | Americas Carmart | 64.14 Mn | -53.67 Mn | 143.93 Mn | 323.51 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 323.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 377.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 348.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 357.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 321.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 340.15 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 348.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 364.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 309.96 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 395.37 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 361.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 384.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 347.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 321.09 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 307.24 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 254.33 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 248.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 213.85 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 202.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 195.61 Mn |