What is CarMax's investment purchases?

CarMax (KMX) reported investment purchases of $1.67M in Q1 2026.

How has CarMax's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

CarMax's investment purchases decreased by 66.1% year-over-year, from $4.93M to $1.67M.

What is the long-term trend for CarMax's investment purchases?

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), CarMax's investment purchases has grown at a -20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.61M to $10.01M.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

CarMax KMX Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

AutoNationAN

$11.5M—

LAD

Lithia MotorsLAD

$9.4M-24.8%

Asbury Automotive GroupABG

$26.5M-54.8%

Credit AcceptanceCACC

$21.1M+105%

Ally FinancialALLY

$781M-78.6%

CopartCPRT

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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$7.61B-34.0%

Enterprise value$10.26B-22.9%

P/E13.8×-17.7×

P/S0.3×-0.1×

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

Reported directly by CarMax in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireInvestments.

The official record: CarMax’s 10-Q, filed June 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CarMax's investment purchases?: CarMax (KMX) reported investment purchases of $1.67M in Q1 2026.
How has CarMax's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: CarMax's investment purchases decreased by 66.1% year-over-year, from $4.93M to $1.67M.
What is the long-term trend for CarMax's investment purchases?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), CarMax's investment purchases has grown at a -20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.61M to $10.01M.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.