Americas Carmart (CRMT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Americas Carmart's Operating Expenses came in at $214.58 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 38.5% from $348.71 million a year earlier and down 36.7% from the prior quarter.
Americas Carmart (CRMT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Americas Carmart reported Operating Expenses of $1.25 billion, down 8.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $1.39 billion, up 1.6% from FY2025.
- Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Expenses was $1.37 billion in FY2025 (-4.6%), $1.43 billion in FY2024 (+4.3%), $1.37 billion in FY2023 (+28.7%) and $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+37.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 43.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 38.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CRMT's Operating Expenses at $339.2 million (Q4 2026), $323.51 million (Q3 2026) and $377.68 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 173.15 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.28 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 10 | Americas Carmart | 8.59 Mn | -306.08 Mn | 75.49 Mn | 214.58 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 214.58 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 339.20 Mn |
| 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 |
Americas Carmart Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CRMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "CRMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CRMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();