Carmax (KMX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Carmax (KMX) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$991000.0 for Q2 2026, down 135.62% year-over-year from $2.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 64.83% on a QoQ basis from -$2.8 million in Q1 2026.

Carmax (KMX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carmax (KMX) has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with -$991000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 135.62% year-over-year to -$991000.0; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $70.0 million (up 470.4% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $73.8 million, up 411.08% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes came in at -$991000.0 for Q2 2026 at Carmax, up from -$2.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $39.6 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$17.7 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is $1.8 million, with a median of -$3.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes sank 238.83% in 2022 and soared 637.28% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$3.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 15.68% to -$3.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 137.21% to -$8.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 518.43% to $34.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 102.9% to -$991000.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$991000.0, -$2.8 million, and $34.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn -35.00 Mn
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn -700,000.00
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn -991,000.00
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 16.20 Mn
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 22.20 Mn
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 4.32 Mn
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn -
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn -
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn -13.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 -991,000.00
Feb 28, 2026 -2.82 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 34.19 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 39.64 Mn
May 31, 2025 2.78 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -3.76 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -8.17 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -9.75 Mn
May 31, 2024 -2.04 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 23.49 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -3.45 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 -17.72 Mn
May 31, 2023 -7.13 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -4.37 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 -2.98 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 -10.76 Mn
May 31, 2022 11.56 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -4.56 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 -12.94 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 7.75 Mn