Carmax (KMX) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)

Carmax (KMX) recorded quarterly Inventory Average of $3.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 15.73% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 billion in Q4 2025, and down 4.41% on a YoY basis from $3.8 billion in Q1 2025.

Carmax (KMX) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carmax's Inventory Average history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Inventory Average fell 4.41% year-over-year to $3.6 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $3.6 billion (down 4.41% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $4.0 billion, up 6.03% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average was $3.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Carmax, up from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $4.9 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of $3.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $3.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.7 billion in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Inventory Average surged 64.79% in 2022, then slipped 27.01% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $4.0 billion in 2022, then dropped by 7.52% to $3.7 billion in 2023, then retreated by 5.55% to $3.5 billion in 2024, then fell by 11.12% to $3.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 15.73% to $3.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $3.6 billion (Q1 2026), $3.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn 28.53 Bn
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 2.54 Bn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 3.63 Bn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 6.16 Bn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 3.42 Bn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 1.59 Bn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 48.05 Mn
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn -
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 2.73 Bn
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 2.13 Bn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 3.63 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 3.14 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 3.39 Bn
May 31, 2025 3.78 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 3.80 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 3.53 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 3.59 Bn
May 31, 2024 3.73 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 3.66 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 3.74 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 3.96 Bn
May 31, 2023 3.90 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 3.57 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 4.04 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 4.68 Bn
May 31, 2022 4.91 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 4.89 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 4.38 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 3.68 Bn
May 31, 2021 3.20 Bn