Americas Carmart (CRMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Americas Carmart's Operating Margin was -95.43% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 41.97 percentage points from -53.46% a year earlier and down 28.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Americas Carmart (CRMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Americas Carmart's Operating Margin was -67.12% through Jul 31, 2026, down 16.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was -60.24%, down 9.68 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -22.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was -50.56% in FY2025 (+6.74 pp), -57.30% in FY2024 (-1.96 pp), -55.34% in FY2023 (-10.32 pp) and -45.02% in FY2022 (-7.22 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 16.75 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a drop of 41.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CRMT's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -67.17% (Q4 2026), -62.62% (Q3 2026) and -58.97% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Americas Carmart | 8.59 Mn | -306.08 Mn | 75.49 Mn | -95.43% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -95.43% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -67.17% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -62.62% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -58.97% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -53.46% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -49.82% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -50.65% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -47.83% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -53.99% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -54.10% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -56.27% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -64.58% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -53.83% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -56.85% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -57.44% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -51.77% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -46.15% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -44.62% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -43.17% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -34.23% |
Americas Carmart Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=CRMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();