Carmax (KMX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Carmax (KMX) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $611.3 million in Q1 2026, up 5.15% quarter-over-quarter from $581.4 million in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from $610.5 million in Q1 2025.

Carmax (KMX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carmax's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $611.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses changed 0.13% year-over-year to $611.3 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (up 0.74% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 1.78% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $611.3 million for Q1 2026 at Carmax, up from $581.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $666.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $559.8 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $604.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $601.1 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses gained 22.51% in 2022, then fell 14.76% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $591.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 5.37% to $560.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.82% to $575.8 million in 2024, then grew by 0.97% to $581.4 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.15% to $611.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $611.3 million (Q1 2026), $581.4 million (Q4 2025), and $601.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -21.22 Mn
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 690.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 611.31 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.04 Bn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 842.20 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 242.63 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 98.70 Mn
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 454.10 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 601.60 Mn
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 510.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 611.31 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 581.37 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 601.09 Mn
May 31, 2025 659.64 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 610.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 575.76 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 610.56 Mn
May 31, 2024 638.58 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 580.89 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 559.96 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 585.69 Mn
May 31, 2023 559.84 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 572.85 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 591.73 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 666.04 Mn
May 31, 2022 656.74 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 620.94 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 575.93 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 574.29 Mn
May 31, 2021 554.07 Mn