Carmax (KMX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Carmax (KMX) recorded quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.21 in Q1 2026, down 163.34% quarter-over-quarter from 0.33 in Q4 2025, and down 108.85% on a YoY basis from 2.38 in Q1 2025.

Carmax (KMX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carmax's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.21 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 108.85% year-over-year to 0.21; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 3.2 (down 25.33% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.32, down 80.48% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.21 for Q1 2026 at Carmax, down from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 8.64 in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.5 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 3.38 across 5 years, with a median of 3.35 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 1308.49% in 2025, then sank 108.85% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 0.5 in 2022, then jumped by 439.21% to 1.69 in 2023, then surged by 136.89% to 4.01 in 2024, then plunged by 91.71% to 0.33 in 2025, then slumped by 163.34% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.21 (Q1 2026), 0.33 (Q4 2025), and 4.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 5.87
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -0.21
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 4.78
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 6.55
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 11.07
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 2.98
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn -
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -0.21
Nov 30, 2025 0.33
Aug 31, 2025 4.10
May 31, 2025 8.64
Feb 28, 2025 2.38
Nov 30, 2024 4.01
Aug 31, 2024 5.55
May 31, 2024 4.89
Feb 29, 2024 0.17
Nov 30, 2023 1.69
Aug 31, 2023 3.52
May 31, 2023 8.45
Feb 28, 2023 1.33
Nov 30, 2022 -0.50
Aug 31, 2022 2.17
May 31, 2022 7.60
Feb 28, 2022 3.35
Nov 30, 2021 10.72
Aug 31, 2021 10.76
May 31, 2021 18.04