Carmax (KMX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Carmax (KMX) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$2.8 million in Q1 2026, down 108.24% quarter-over-quarter from $34.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 25.11% on a YoY basis from -$2.3 million in Q1 2025.

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

Carmax's Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 25.11% year-over-year to -$2.8 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $73.8 million (up 411.08% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $73.8 million, up 411.08% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$2.8 million for Q1 2026 at Carmax, down from $34.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $39.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$17.7 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged $2.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$3.4 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Deferred Taxes plunged 238.83% in 2022, then soared 637.28% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$3.0 million in 2022, then fell by 15.68% to -$3.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 137.21% to -$8.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 518.43% to $34.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 108.24% to -$2.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$2.8 million (Q1 2026), $34.2 million (Q4 2025), and $39.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn -35.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -2.82 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 16.20 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 22.20 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 4.32 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 2.60 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn -13.70 Mn
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn -

Historic Data

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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
May 31, 2021 24.75 Mn