Growth Metrics

Carmax (KMX) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported Change in Inventory over the past 18 years, most recently at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 274.48% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $202.4 million, down 21.11%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $202.4 million, 21.11% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was $1.0 billion at Carmax, up from -$21.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$30.7 million and a median of -$19.4 million in 2022 define the central range for Change in Inventory.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: crashed 1147.08% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 588.73% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 84.06% to -$200.3 million in 2023, then soared by 233.48% to $267.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 108.09% to -$21.6 million in 2025, then soared by 4766.81% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for KMX at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, -$21.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$474.8 million in Q3 2025.