Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KMX in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryCarMax heads into its fiscal second-quarter earnings report, due before the open on 29 September, with attention fixed on CEO Keith Barr's turnaround strategy built around competitive pricing and stronger marketing. Truist has reiterated a Hold rating with a $70 price target, citing continued competition from publicly traded dealership groups and direct-to-consumer platforms, while Oppenheimer points to possible progress in the repositioning effort even as macroeconomic risks linger. Coverage also flags softening US consumer sentiment and analyst estimates ranging near $0.72 to $0.73 in EPS against revenue estimates around $6.97 billion to $7.09 billion, with the stock having climbed 48% in 2026 before this week's pullback.
CarMax shares closed at $56.55, down 1.2%, sitting below the 50-day average of $59.38 but above the 200-day average of $47.89, with a one-month return of -9.7% against a six-month gain of 38.4%. The GekkoIndex reads 67.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, and price sits 1.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $55.77.
Earnings arrive with zero days to go, placing the report inside the coming 20-trading-day window; the last print beat estimates with $1.31 versus $0.94 expected, producing a 3% reaction, and average absolute moves around earnings have run 9.3%. Smart money shows one Congressional buy and no sales over the past 90 days, alongside one trailblazer holder. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -6.6% over five years, with no positive years in that span.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
CarMax price vs fair value
Close $56.55200-day averageGekko Fair Value $55.77
CarMax quick facts
- Market cap
- $8.03B
- P/E ratio
- 35.7
- Forward P/E
- 21.6
- EPS, TTM
- $1.58
- Revenue, TTM
- $28.20B
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.17
- Volume
- 6.36M avg 2.38M
- 1-year return
- +24.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.9%
- 50-day average
- $59.38
- 200-day average
- $47.89
- Next earnings
- Sep 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 141.9M
CarMax swing-trade checklist
CarMax scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $56.55 sits between the 50-day ($59.38) and 200-day ($47.89) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
67.3, Accumulation
Reading 67.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
1.4% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.4% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports today
Reports on Sep 29, 2026, today — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−6.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −6.6% over 5 years, rising in 0 of them.
See seasonality
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CarMax stock chart and price history
CarMax closed at $56.55 on Sep 28, 2026, +24.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $30.26 to $65.28.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −9.7%
- 3 months
- +6.4%
- 6 months
- +38.4%
- 1 year
- +24.0%
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About CarMax
CarMax sells used cars to everyday consumers across the United States, offering domestic, imported, and luxury models along with hybrid and electric vehicles. Buyers can also add extended protection plans when they purchase a vehicle. The company is widely recognized for this retail used-car business, which it runs alongside a wholesale channel that auctions off older, higher-mileage vehicles, typically around a decade old with over 100,000 miles on them. It also handles reconditioning and repair work on the cars it sells.
The business is split into two main parts: CarMax Sales Operations, which covers retail and wholesale vehicle sales, and CarMax Auto Finance, which arranges financing for retail customers. Buyers with different credit situations can secure loans either through this in-house finance arm or through outside lending partners. As of early 2022, the company ran roughly 230 used-car retail locations.
CarMax was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker KMX.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Specialty stores
- Website
- carmax.com
CarMax GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
CarMax’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.3, in the Accumulation zone, unchanged over five sessions.
67.3Accumulation
Unchanged over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 43 | −2.2% | +1.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 235 | +0.4% | +1.4% | ||
| Neutral | 359 | +0.1% | −0.9% | ||
| Distribution | 34 | +0.1% | +1.2% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KMX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is CarMax stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
CarMax trades 1.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $55.77, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what CarMax shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$55.77
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
1.4% above fair value · About fair value
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CarMax insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CarMax, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 11 traded Aug 19 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
CarMax has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended May 31, 2026
- $2.31M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.03%
- Trailing four quarters
- $441.1M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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CarMax earnings: next date and track record
CarMax reports on Sep 29, 2026, before the open (today), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Sep 29, 2026
Expected before the open, today
- EPS estimate
- $0.73
- Revenue estimate
- $7.09B
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±9.3%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jun 17, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- CarMax Q1 FY2027 earnings call featured CEO Keith Barr outlining a four-pillar growth strategy: great offering, easy experience, value-added transactions, and operational efficiency. Management acknowledged operational shortfalls including pricing competitiveness issues, high costs, and friction in the digital-to-in-store customer journey. Key initiatives include enhanced pricing algorithms using local market data and better integration of digital capabilities with physical stores reaching 85% of U.S. population.
- Guidance
- Management provided no specific revenue or EPS targets in this excerpt. Forward-looking commentary focused on driving unit and earnings growth to reward shareholders, with urgency around operational improvements to improve conversion rates and market share gains in the fragmented used car market.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | $1.31 est $0.94 | $8.01B est $7.42B | +3.0% |
| Apr 14, 2026 | −$0.85 est $0.18 | — | −17.5% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $0.51 est $0.31 | $6.24B est $5.64B | −6.3% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.64 est $1.04 | $7.08B est $7.01B | −21.4% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $1.38 est $1.17 | $7.55B est $7.50B | +4.4% |
| Apr 10, 2025 | $0.58 est $0.66 | $6.00B est $6.00B | −14.6% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | $0.81 est $0.61 | $6.22B est $6.05B | +3.5% |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.85 est $0.86 | $7.01B est $6.83B | +3.8% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
CarMax stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for CarMax is $56.54, 0.0% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$56.54consensus 12-month target, 0.0% from the last close
Now $56.55Avg $56.54
Low $47High $74
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | Oppenheimer | — | — |
| Sep 25 | Stephens | $74 | +30.9% |
| Sep 23 | Morgan Stanley | $47 | −16.9% |
| Sep 23 | Morgan Stanley | $44 | −22.2% |
| Sep 18 | J.P. Morgan | $70 | +23.8% |
+1.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−6.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
CarMax seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, CarMax averaged −6.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 0 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −4.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −5.4% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −7.6% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −6.6% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −5.4% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, KMX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.9%.
CarMax market cap and key statistics
CarMax’s market cap is $8.03B, with a P/E ratio of 35.7 and revenue of $28.20B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $8.03B
- P/E ratio
- 35.7
- Forward P/E
- 21.6
- EPS, TTM
- $1.58
- Gekko Fair Value
- $55.77
Trading
- Volume
- 6.36M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.38M
- 52-week high
- $65.28
- 52-week low
- $30.26
- Shares outstanding
- 141.9M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $28.20B
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Return on equity
- 3.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −5.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.17
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.9%
CarMax stock news this week
Coverage of CarMax this week reads negative: 5 positive, 6 neutral and 11 negative headlines.
- CarMax Likely Still Faces Tough Competition, Truist SaysMoomoo, Sep 28
- CarMax’s revival may hit roadblock as US consumer sentiment faltersAuto Finance News, Sep 28
- CarMax earnings in focus as turnaround strategy faces testInvesting.com, Sep 28
- CarMax earnings in focus as turnaround strategy faces test By Investing.comInvesting.com South Africa, Sep 28
- KMX Q2'26 Earnings: EPS estimate is 0.73 USDTradingView, Sep 28
- Jobs, Inflation, Nike, Carmax, Micron, and More to Watch This WeekBarrons, Sep 27
CarMax peers
CarMax’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| WMTWalmart | Neutral | 5.0% below |
| COSTCostco Wholesale | Neutral | 12.6% above |
| TGTTarget | Neutral | 10.7% above |
| ORLYO'Reilly Automotive | Neutral | 6.0% below |
| CVNACarvana | Accumulation | 18.8% below |
| AZOAutoZone | Neutral | 28.3% below |
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CarMax stock FAQ
What is CarMax’s market cap?
CarMax’s market cap is $8.03B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $56.55, with 141.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 35.7.
What is the CarMax stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for CarMax is $56.54, 0.0% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is CarMax stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate CarMax is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $56.55 is 1.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $55.77. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does CarMax report earnings next?
CarMax is expected to report on Sep 29, 2026, before the market opens (today). Analysts expect earnings of $0.73 per share on revenue of $7.09B. CarMax beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 9.3% on average across the report.
What is CarMax’s 52-week high and low?
CarMax’s 52-week high is $65.28 and its 52-week low is $30.26; it closed at $56.55 on Sep 28, 2026, +24.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $155.98 on Nov 8, 2021.
Is CarMax stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and smart money), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 2 as headwinds (earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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