What is CarMax's earnings yield?

CarMax (KMX) reported earnings yield of 8.1% in Q3 2025.

How has CarMax's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

CarMax's earnings yield increased by 129.0% year-over-year, from 3.5% to 8.1%.

What is the long-term trend for CarMax's earnings yield?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CarMax's earnings yield has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.9% to 3.9%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

CarMax KMX Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.0B+6.2%

Gross profit$854.4M-4.4%

Net income$185.6M-11.8%

EPS (diluted)$1.31-5.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$132.2M-49.7%

Total debt$2.8B+20.0%

Total assets$26.6B-2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$17.6M-94.1%

CapEx$103.3M-24.4%

Free cash flow-$85.7M-153%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.37B-34.0%

Profitability

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Gross margin10.5%-0.7pp

Net margin1.8%0.0pp

FCF margin7.5%—

Returns & leverage

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Current ratio2.7×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CarMax’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=8.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CarMax’s 10-Q, filed December 23, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CarMax's earnings yield?: CarMax (KMX) reported earnings yield of 8.1% in Q3 2025.
How has CarMax's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: CarMax's earnings yield increased by 129.0% year-over-year, from 3.5% to 8.1%.
What is the long-term trend for CarMax's earnings yield?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CarMax's earnings yield has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.9% to 3.9%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.