Growth Metrics

Carmax (KMX) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported EBT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 1.86% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 383.0% year-over-year to 1.86%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 1.48%, down 106.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 1.48%, 106.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 was 1.86% at Carmax, down from 1.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 4.0% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 1.86% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 2.06% and a median of 2.06% in 2022 define the central range for EBT Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT Margin: surged 103bps in 2023 and later tumbled -383bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 0.77% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 134bps to 1.8% in 2023, then soared by 49bps to 2.67% in 2024, then plummeted by -46bps to 1.45% in 2025, then crashed by -229bps to 1.86% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for KMX at 1.86% in Q1 2026, 1.45% in Q4 2025, and 1.93% in Q3 2025.