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How CarMax, Inc. stacks up
KMX · against 223 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
19/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #208 of 224 · scores higher than 7% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score7 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including KMX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 19?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 87% of peers. Operating margin: -1.6% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.3% vs peer median 7.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 66% of peers. Return on assets: 1.7% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KMX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KMX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 214 reported | 1.3% | 11.0% | 9% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 224 reported | -1.6% | 10.0% | 5% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 212 reported | 1.7% | 4.9% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 200 reported | 4.7% | 14.0% | 19% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 225 reported | 11.6% | 34.2% | 5% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KMX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 3 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 204 | 39.5B CNY (≈$5.5B) | 21 | 23 | |
| 204 | 9.5B CHF (≈$10.9B) | 21 | 37 | |
| 206 | 918.2B JPY (≈$6.2B) | 20 | 24 | |
| 206 | 194.5B THB (≈$5.4B) | 20 | 29 | |
| 208 | 7.6B USD | 19 | 21 | |
| 209 | 52.0B CNY (≈$7.3B) | 16 | 41 | |
| 209 | 11.5B EUR (≈$12.7B) | 16 | 28 | |
| 209 | 10.9B USD | 16 | 47 | |
| 212 | 5.1B USD | 13 | 19 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score