KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios
Asset Utilization RatioAssets AverageDebt RatioDebt to EquityEBIT MarginEBITDA MarginEBT MarginEnterprise ValueEquity AverageEquity RatioFCF MarginGross MarginInterest Coverage RatioInventory AverageInvested CapitalNet MarginOperating MarginReturn on AssetsReturn on Capital EmployedReturn on EquityReturn on Invested CapitalReturn on SalesTimes Interest Earned

Carmax (KMX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 1.5% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 34.0% year-over-year to 1.5%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 1.5%, down 34.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.14%, 55.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 1.5% at Carmax, down from 1.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 4.02% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 1.28% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 1.94% and a median of 1.72% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -288bps in 2022 and later soared 88bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.5% in 2022, then increased by 22bps to 1.83% in 2023, then decreased by -11bps to 1.63% in 2024, then grew by 6bps to 1.72% in 2025, then dropped by -13bps to 1.5% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for KMX at 1.5% in Q1 2026, 1.72% in Q4 2025, and 2.04% in Q3 2025.