Growth Metrics

Carmax (KMX) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported Retained Earnings over the past 17 years, most recently at -$34.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 1207.99% year-over-year to -$34.1 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$34.1 million, down 1207.99%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$34.1 million, 1207.99% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 was -$34.1 million at Carmax, down from -$27.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $4.3 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$46.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $60.7 million in 2023 define the central range for Retained Earnings.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: skyrocketed 6736.46% in 2024 and later crashed 1207.99% in 2026.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $57.4 million in 2022, then increased by 5.65% to $60.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 75.56% to $14.8 million in 2024, then plummeted by 283.99% to -$27.3 million in 2025, then fell by 25.1% to -$34.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for KMX at -$34.1 million in Q1 2026, -$27.3 million in Q4 2025, and $4.3 billion in Q3 2025.