KMX · Carmax Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $7.47B |
| P/E | 25.29 |
| Float | 141.2M |
| Beta | 1.25 |
| Volatility | 31.3% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Retail |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 68.5 |
| Price | 53.00 |
| Change | −0.62% |
| Prev Close | 53.33 |
| Open | 52.11 |
| Day Low | 51.19 |
| Day High | 52.62 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $155.8M |
| 52W High | 65.28 |
| 52W Low | 30.26 |
| 52W Pos | 64.9% |
| From High | −18.81% |
| From Low | +75.15% |
| Max DD 1Y | −31.50% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −3.50% |
| SMA 50 | −9.09% |
| SMA 200 | +8.62% |
| RSI (14) | 41.1 |
| Vol 30D | 41.1% |
| Vol 90D | 44.2% |
| 1Y Range | 30–65 |
| Daily bars | 535 |
| Perf Week | −2.18% |
| Perf Month | −10.51% |
| Perf Quarter | −8.22% |
| Perf Half Y | +29.96% |
| Perf Year | +19.59% |
| Perf YTD | +34.89% |
| Prev Day | −0.62% |
| Clavix | B- |
| Debt / Eq | 3.06 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.20 |
| Int Cover | — |
| FCF Margin | 4.8% |
| Rev Growth | −1.8% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Very High |
| Sector rank | 33 / 49 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayKMX grades B-, 68.5 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (66), most exposed on Macro Resilience (53, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Retail median. Ranks 33 of 49 in Retail by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| KMX | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.25 | 1.05 |
| Volatilityannualized | 31.3% | 26.3% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −31.5% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.68% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 55 (22%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| KMX | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.25 | 1.05 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate 38% of 50 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Retail names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| KMX | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −2.2% |
| 1 month | −10.5% |
| Year to date | +34.9% |
| 1 year | +19.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| KMX | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 22 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 7 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 7 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 50 Retail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| KMX | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −1.8% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Retail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openCarMax (KMX) shares fell 15.3% over four weeks and are now technically oversold, meaning recent selling pressure has been unusually heavy. Wall Street analysts have been raising their earnings estimates for the company, which the article says could precede a price rebound.
CarMax has rolled out AI voice technology to handle every inbound call to its stores. A shopper calling about store hours or whether a specific car is still available now speaks to an AI agent first, which asks clarifying questions, answers what it can, and then hands the caller off to a human associate for anything it cannot resolve.
CarMax created a new chief digital and customer officer role and hired Elizabeth Dirgins from Volkswagen Financial Services to fill it, starting Monday. The company also promoted longtime product leader Jeff Campbell to a newly created senior vice president of strategy role overseeing strategy, data science, AI and pricing.
CarMax beat Wall Street profit estimates for its third quarter (results released Sept. 29), sending its shares up nearly 5%. The article notes the gain came during a difficult year for consumer discretionary stocks.
CarMax beat its Q3 earnings estimates on Sept. 29, sending shares up nearly 5%, alongside a 13.41% gain for Carnival, though the article notes consumer discretionary stocks have faced a tough year and challenges remain.
Nearest peers by size
Retail| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URBN | Urban Outfitters Inc | B | $7.49B | 13.03 | 1.27 | Compare |
| ETSY | ETSY Inc | B- | $8.19B | 39.50 | 1.84 | Compare |
| GAP | Gap Inc | B- | $8.24B | 6.61 | 2.10 | Compare |
| VSXY | Victoria's Secret & Co | — | $6.64B | 31.48 | 2.11 | Compare |
| CHWY | Chewy Inc | B- | $8.57B | 31.51 | 1.34 | Compare |
| LAD | Lithia Motors Inc | B- | $6.49B | 9.19 | 1.31 | Compare |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co | C- | $6.45B | 12.13 | 1.03 | Compare |
| M | Macy's Inc | B | $6.33B | 8.34 | 1.44 | Compare |
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