Carmax (KMX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Carmax (KMX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.63% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 0.41 percentage points from 2.04% a year earlier but up 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Carmax (KMX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), Carmax posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.14%, down 0.55 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -2.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.70% in FY2025 (+0.02 pp), 0.68% in FY2024 (+0.40 pp), 0.28% in FY2023 (-3.13 pp) and 3.41% in FY2022 (+0.97 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 1.28% in fiscal Q1 2025 and a high of 4.39% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 0.88 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 2.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 1.39% (Q1 2027), 1.50% (Q4 2026) and 1.72% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,674.18 Bn | 2,190.88 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 319.00 Bn | 312.24 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 159.67 Bn | 137.22 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.47 Bn | 104.43 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.39 Bn | 72.48 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.30 Bn | 56.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 7 | Target | 69.39 Bn | 63.98 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Carvana | 63.54 Bn | 55.14 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.26 Bn | 51.16 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 10 | Carmax | 7.32 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 799.46 Mn | 1.63% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.63% |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.39% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.50% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.72% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.04% |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.16% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.84% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.63% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.44% |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.28% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.72% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.83% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.58% |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.44% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.30% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.50% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.64% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.37% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 4.02% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 4.39% |
API Access
Carmax Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KMX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();