KMX PEER ANALYSIS

CarMax Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KMXCarMax Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Auto & Truck Dealerships

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KMXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KMX	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
P/E	33.82	25.71	203.30	13.07●	22.06
P/B	1.23	3.14	1.56	0.60●	2.36
EV/EBITDA	23.08	12.20	13.59	4.67●	12.32
P/S	0.29	0.45	0.80	0.16●	0.41

Financial Health
Metric	KMX	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.70●	1.09	0.60	1.25	1.13
Debt/Equity	304.7%	202.1%	119.3%	47.6%●	180.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	16.41	4.41	5.80	1.88●	6.07

Profitability
Metric	KMX	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.8%	1.7%●	0.4%	1.2%	2.2%
ROE	3.6%	14.3%●	1.0%	5.0%	11.6%
ROA	0.8%	3.9%●	0.4%	2.5%	3.4%
EBITDA Margin	4.3%	5.7%	10.3%●	5.6%	5.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KMX	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.6%	16.5%●	9.4%	9.1%	4.8%
NI Growth	-60.2%	10.5%●	-1.2%	-58.4%	-6.0%
Div. Yield	—	3.5%	0.3%	17.4%●	1.0%
Payout	—	83.5%	76.9%	227.4%	22.4%

Valuation
Metric	KMX	LAD	AN	RUSHB	RUSHA	VVV	Ind. Median
P/E	33.82	10.09	9.53●	22.64	22.06	53.58	22.06
P/B	1.23	1.12●	2.90	2.64	2.58	14.19	2.36
EV/EBITDA	23.08	10.83	10.60●	12.14	11.88	16.99	12.32
P/S	0.29	0.19●	0.24	0.83	0.80	2.70	0.41

Financial Health
Metric	KMX	LAD	AN	RUSHB	RUSHA	VVV	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.70●	0.99	0.81	1.46	1.46	0.73	1.13
Debt/Equity	304.7%	252.6%	470.6%	63.3%●	63.3%●	574.5%	180.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	16.41	7.44	6.52	2.02●	2.02●	4.75	6.07

Profitability
Metric	KMX	LAD	AN	RUSHB	RUSHA	VVV	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.8%	1.9%	2.5%	3.6%	3.6%	5.0%●	2.2%
ROE	3.6%	10.8%	29.3%	11.9%	11.9%	31.1%●	11.6%
ROA	0.8%	2.9%	4.9%	5.8%●	5.8%●	3.2%	3.4%
EBITDA Margin	4.3%	5.6%	5.8%	8.2%	8.2%	22.0%●	5.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KMX	LAD	AN	RUSHB	RUSHA	VVV	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.6%	2.5%	1.9%	-6.6%	-6.6%	11.0%●	4.8%
NI Growth	-60.2%	-16.3%	0.2%●	-9.5%	-9.5%	-65.0%	-6.0%
Div. Yield	—	0.8%	—	1.0%	1.0%●	0.0%	1.0%
Payout	—	7.6%	—	22.4%	22.4%	0.0%	22.4%

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