Carmax (KMX) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Carmax (KMX) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.59 in Q1 2026, down 7.16% quarter-over-quarter from 0.63 in Q4 2025, and up 666.86% on a YoY basis from 0.08 in Q1 2025.

Carmax (KMX) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carmax's Debt Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.59 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 666.86% year-over-year to 0.59; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.59 (up 666.86% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.59, up 666.86% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.59 for Q1 2026 at Carmax, down from 0.63 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.63 in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.06 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.4 across 5 years, with a median of 0.59 in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt Ratio plunged 87.92% in 2023, then surged 721.9% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.62 in 2022, then plunged by 87.92% to 0.08 in 2023, then climbed by 1.82% to 0.08 in 2024, then surged by 721.9% to 0.63 in 2025, then fell by 7.16% to 0.59 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.59 (Q1 2026), 0.63 (Q4 2025), and 0.06 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn 0.02
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.36
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 0.59
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.25
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 0.15
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 0.06
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 0.48
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 0.11
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 0.31
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 0.31

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.59
Nov 30, 2025 0.63
Aug 31, 2025 0.06
May 31, 2025 0.63
Feb 28, 2025 0.08
Nov 30, 2024 0.08
Aug 31, 2024 0.08
May 31, 2024 0.63
Feb 29, 2024 0.61
Nov 30, 2023 0.08
Aug 31, 2023 0.62
May 31, 2023 0.62
Feb 28, 2023 0.62
Nov 30, 2022 0.62
Aug 31, 2022 0.12
May 31, 2022 0.12
Feb 28, 2022 0.59
Nov 30, 2021 0.60
Aug 31, 2021 0.61
May 31, 2021 0.06