Carmax (KMX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Carmax's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.39% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 77.0% year-over-year to 1.39%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 1.39% (down 77.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 1.44%, down 40.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 1.39%, down from 1.5% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.02% in Q1 2022, with the low at 1.28% in Q2 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.67% (2024), against an average of 1.91%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 288 bps in 2022, then surged 88 bps in 2025.
• Carmax's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.5% in 2022, then increased by 22 bps to 1.83% in 2023, then decreased by 11 bps to 1.63% in 2024, then grew by 6 bps to 1.72% in 2025, then decreased by 19 bps to 1.39% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows KMX's Return on Capital Employed at 1.39% in Q2 2026, 1.5% in Q1 2026, and 1.72% in Q4 2025.