Carmax (KMX) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Carmax's Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 274.48% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $202.4 million (down 21.11% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $202.4 million, down 21.11% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory was $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Carmax, up from -$21.6 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged -$30.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$19.4 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Inventory sank 1147.08% in 2023, then jumped 588.73% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then jumped by 84.06% to -$200.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 233.48% to $267.4 million in 2024, then sank by 108.09% to -$21.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 4766.81% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), -$21.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$474.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.