Carmax (KMX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Carmax's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.17% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.40 percentage points from 1.77% a year earlier but down 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Carmax (KMX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Carmax reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 1.42%, down 0.51 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it came in at 0.13%, down 0.53 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -2.40 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.66% in FY2025 (+0.04 pp), 0.62% in FY2024 (+0.39 pp), 0.23% in FY2023 (-2.11 pp) and 2.34% in FY2022 (-0.19 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -0.23% (fiscal Q3 2023) to 3.35% (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.04 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 1.09 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.29 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KMX's Return on Sales [ROS] at 2.74% (Q1 2027), -0.10% (Q4 2026) and 0.15% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,671.68 Bn | 2,188.38 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 317.55 Bn | 310.79 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.11 Bn | 137.66 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.01 Bn | 103.97 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.59 Bn | 73.68 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 72.72 Bn | 55.65 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 7 | Target | 69.31 Bn | 63.90 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.85 Bn | 51.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 9 | Carvana | 41.40 Bn | 31.89 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 10 | Carmax | 7.29 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 799.46 Mn | 2.17% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.17% |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.74% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -0.10% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.15% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.77% |
| May 31, 2025 | 3.10% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.64% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.14% |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.16% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.09% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.86% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| May 31, 2023 | 3.35% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.67% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.23% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.87% |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.35% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.17% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 3.06% |
Carmax Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();