Carmax (KMX) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Carmax (KMX) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $628.58 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 4.6% from $601.09 million a year earlier but down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
Carmax (KMX) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Carmax's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $2.46 billion as of Aug 31, 2026, up 0.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it came in at $2.45 billion, up 0.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $2.44 billion in FY2025 (+6.5%), $2.29 billion in FY2024 (-8.1%), $2.49 billion in FY2023 (+7.0%) and $2.33 billion in FY2022 (+36.4%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has ranged from $559.84 million in fiscal Q1 2024 to $666.04 million in fiscal Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 33.7% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 14.8% in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $635.18 million (Q1 2027), $611.31 million (Q4 2026) and $581.37 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,699.85 Bn | 2,216.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 327.03 Bn | 320.28 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.28 Bn | 139.83 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 114.66 Bn | 107.62 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.66 Bn | 58.58 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.09 Bn | 74.17 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 71.82 Bn | 66.41 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 64.53 Bn | 56.13 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 53.43 Bn | 52.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 10 | Carmax | 7.52 Bn | 6.89 Bn | 799.46 Mn | 628.58 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 628.58 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 635.18 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 611.31 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 581.37 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 601.09 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 659.64 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 610.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 575.76 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 610.56 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 638.58 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 580.89 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 559.96 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 585.69 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 559.84 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 572.85 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 591.73 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 666.04 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 656.74 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 620.94 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 575.93 Mn |
Carmax Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=KMX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();