Growth Metrics

Carmax (KMX) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 11.56% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1187.0% year-over-year to 11.56%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 4.8%, up 421.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 4.8%, 421.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 11.56% at Carmax, down from 19.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 19.22% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 11.56% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 1.56% and a median of 0.72% in 2023 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: soared 2563bps in 2022 and later tumbled -1535bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 16.41% in 2022, then plummeted by -94bps to 1.05% in 2023, then crashed by -329bps to 2.42% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 894bps to 19.22% in 2025, then crashed by -160bps to 11.56% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for KMX at 11.56% in Q1 2026, 19.22% in Q4 2025, and 9.92% in Q3 2025.