CarMax Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | 36.9 | 3.1 | 30.6 | 16.7 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 22.6 | 28.8 | 22.3 | 34.8 | 15.9 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 24.6 | 15.3 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 16.4 | 26.4 | 15.7 | 22.7 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.8 | |
| 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | |
| – | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |
| – | – | – | 9.0 | 5.3 | 28.2 | 18.7 | 30.6 | 29.5 | 21.2 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 21.4 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 21.6 | 17.6 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 17.1 | 14.7 | |
| – | – | – | – | 20.1 | 2,269.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26.1 | 192.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39.2 | – | 12.8 | – | 82.8 | 5.1 | |
| -26.4% | -155.2% | -249.5% | -170.8% | 5.0% | 0.0% | -3.2% | -0.9% | -5.3% | -2.2% | -1.0% | -4.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | -1.2% | -3.3% | -11.4% | -8.4% | -8.7% | -4.9% | -7.1% | -3.3% | -1.3% | -3.9% | 2.6% | -15.8% | 7.8% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 19.5% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.8% | 8.9% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 13.8% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 12.6% | 10.3% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 10.8% | |
| -1.9% | -6.2% | -2.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 13.8% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1.7% | -1.0% | -0.8% | -0.8% | -1.6% | |
| -1.8% | -3.9% | -1.6% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.0% | |
| -22.7% | -36.7% | -17.9% | -3.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | -1.3% | -0.7% | -3.5% | -1.2% | -0.7% | -2.1% | 1.1% | 0.3% | -1.0% | -2.3% | -9.3% | -7.3% | -9.0% | -3.1% | -5.6% | -2.2% | -0.8% | -2.8% | 2.7% | -9.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 4.8% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -2.4% | -9.5% | -6.9% | 0.3% | 11.6% | 18.7% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 15.9% | 12.2% | 3.7% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 15.5% | 14.4% | 14.9% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 20.2% | 20.0% | 25.1% | 23.6% | 17.1% | 22.0% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 4.2% | |
| -2.2% | -7.6% | -4.1% | 0.2% | 6.4% | 12.6% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 11.0% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.9% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | -26 | -12 | 204 | 183 | 85 | 121 | 43 | 165 | 173 | 166 | 315 | 196 | 132 | 122 | 100 | 5,760 | 6,974 | 9,103 | 10,620 | 11,645 | 12,593 | 13,642 | 15,350 | 14,981 | 18,649 | 18,093 | 18,240 | 18,508 | 17,195 | |
| – | – | – | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 10.7 | |
| 91.7% | 80.3% | 59.6% | 51.1% | 55.1% | 67.4% | 60.4% | 65.6% | 61.9% | 64.9% | 66.2% | 63.8% | 67.0% | 75.6% | 33.5% | 32.1% | 30.5% | 28.3% | 23.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% | 19.0% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 20.3% | 19.9% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 22.3% | |
| – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -0.21 | -0.77 | -0.50 | 0.02 | 0.84 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.70 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.27 | 1.27 | 1.66 | 1.79 | 1.87 | 2.16 | 2.73 | 3.03 | 3.26 | 3.60 | 4.79 | 5.33 | 4.52 | 6.97 | 3.03 | 3.02 | 3.21 | 1.68 | |
| 11.67 | 19.69 | 31.43 | 39.07 | 51.15 | 16.99 | 18.98 | 21.76 | 24.89 | 29.41 | 34.45 | 37.18 | 31.79 | 33.61 | 39.44 | 43.36 | 47.29 | 55.25 | 65.25 | 73.71 | 82.59 | 92.81 | 103.32 | 121.81 | 114.76 | 193.13 | 185.80 | 167.20 | 168.87 | 175.33 | |
| 8.96 | 8.10 | 7.30 | 6.69 | 7.26 | 2.33 | 2.65 | 3.22 | 3.79 | 4.60 | 5.76 | 6.75 | 7.26 | 8.70 | 10.07 | 11.59 | 13.02 | 14.57 | 14.43 | 14.13 | 16.17 | 17.98 | 19.09 | 22.59 | 26.43 | 31.70 | 35.13 | 38.27 | 40.00 | 39.89 | |
| -2.65 | -7.21 | -5.61 | -1.37 | 0.13 | 0.01 | -0.24 | -0.16 | -0.88 | -0.34 | -0.25 | -0.79 | 0.36 | 0.11 | -0.41 | -1.02 | -4.37 | -4.06 | -5.84 | -2.26 | -4.61 | -2.05 | -0.81 | -3.41 | 3.05 | -17.30 | 5.39 | -0.04 | 1.00 | 8.42 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.