Growth Metrics

Carmax (KMX) EBITDA (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported EBITDA over the past 18 years, most recently at -$6.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBITDA fell 110.54% year-over-year to -$6.1 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $353.2 million, down 23.64%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $353.2 million, 23.64% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 was -$6.1 million at Carmax, down from $8.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA peaked at $257.6 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$15.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $96.8 million and a median of $90.1 million in 2022 define the central range for EBITDA.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA: surged 981.66% in 2025 and later plummeted 110.54% in 2026.
  • Year by year, EBITDA stood at -$15.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 451.76% to $52.9 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 92.59% to $101.9 million in 2024, then plummeted by 91.48% to $8.7 million in 2025, then crashed by 169.72% to -$6.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA for KMX at -$6.1 million in Q1 2026, $8.7 million in Q4 2025, and $116.6 million in Q3 2025.