Carmax (KMX) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Carmax (KMX) reported EBT Margin of 2.83% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.90 percentage points from 1.93% a year earlier but down 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Carmax (KMX) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Carmax's EBT Margin came in at 1.65%, down 0.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it was 1.48%, down 1.06 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of -3.61 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 2.54% in FY2025 (+0.12 pp), 2.42% in FY2024 (+0.27 pp), 2.15% in FY2023 (-2.53 pp) and 4.68% in FY2022 (-0.42 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of -1.86% in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 4.17% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 1.03 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 3.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 3.23% (Q1 2027), -1.86% (Q4 2026) and 1.45% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,842.59 Bn | 2,359.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 315.17 Bn | 308.41 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.80 Bn | 140.35 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 112.02 Bn | 104.98 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.93 Bn | 58.85 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.38 Bn | 73.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 7 | Target | 70.75 Bn | 65.34 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.14 Bn | 51.04 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.70 Bn | 34.19 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 10 | Carmax | 7.56 Bn | 6.93 Bn | 799.46 Mn | 2.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.83% |
| May 31, 2026 | 3.23% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -1.86% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.45% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.93% |
| May 31, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.97% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.67% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.54% |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.90% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.16% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.80% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.24% |
| May 31, 2023 | 4.00% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.44% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.77% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.06% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.61% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.62% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 4.17% |
API Access
Carmax EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "KMX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();