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Carmax (KMX) Q2 FY2027 earnings: revenue $7.9 billion, up 19.5% on the year

Carmax Inc. (KMX) reported revenue of $7.9 billion for Q2 FY2027, the quarter ended 31 August 2026, up 19.5% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $165 million, up 73.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.16. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 30 September 2026.

Revenue$7.9 billionup 19.5%
Net income$165 millionup 73.3%
Diluted EPS$1.16
QuarterQ2 FY2027ended 31 August 2026

What management said

Guidance figures: 1 kept.

  • Revenue growth accelerates to 19.5%: Total net revenues rose 19.5% to $7.9 billion. Combined retail and wholesale units increased 14.7% to 387,735. Retail units grew 13.8% to 227,391 with comparable store sales up 13.0%.
  • Gross profit per unit declines for sales: Retail gross profit per used unit fell $111 to $2,105, reflecting continuation of pricing actions to support improved sales trend and drive customer traffic.
  • CAF income surges 32% on credit normalization: CarMax Auto Finance income jumped 32.1% to $135.6 million. Loan loss provision decreased $28.8 million to $113.4 million as credit performance is in line with expectations.
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The quarter, against the one before and a year earlier

LineQ2 FY2027Q1 FY2027Q2 FY2026Change on the year
Revenue7,8788,0146,595+19.5%
Cost of revenue7,0787,1595,877+20.4%
Gross profit799854718+11.4%
Gross margin10.1%10.7%10.9%
Selling, general and administrative629635601+4.6%
Interest expense31.833.828.5+11.9%
Pre-tax income223259127+75.5%
Income tax57.872.931.7+82.2%
Effective tax rate25.9%28.2%25.0%
Net income16518695.4+73.3%
Net margin2.1%2.3%1.4%
Diluted EPS$1.16$1.31$0.64+81.2%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow and capital returned

LineQ2 FY2027Q1 FY2027Q2 FY2026Change on the year
Operating cash flow88317.6785+12.4%
Capital expenditure77.1103131-41.3%
Free cash flow806-85.7654+23.2%
Free cash flow margin10.2%-1.1%9.9%
Cash from investing-70.6-99.6-131n/a
Cash from financing-76890.5-338n/a
Depreciation and amortisation70.192.967.3+4.2%
Share-based compensation32.941.924.8+32.7%
Buybacks0.32.3181-99.8%
Diluted shares, weighted142m142m150m-4.8%
Shares outstanding at period end142m142m148m-3.9%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet at quarter end

LineQ2 FY2027Q1 FY2027Q2 FY2026Change on the year
Shareholders' equity6,3056,1196,201+1.7%
Debt17,40318,16118,644-6.7%
Operating lease liabilities439453464-5.4%
Finance lease liabilities181172182-0.7%
Other liabilities1,7421,7221,589+9.6%
Total liabilities and equity26,06826,62727,080-3.7%
Fixed assets4,0794,0803,969+2.8%
Goodwilln/an/a141n/a
Trading assets34.234.831.9+7.2%
Cash and equivalents171132540-68.4%
Receivables225264174+29.4%
Inventory3,8554,0633,150+22.4%
Other assets17,70618,05319,074-7.2%
Total assets26,06826,62727,080-3.7%

Questions

What was Carmax's revenue in Q2 FY2027?

Carmax (KMX) reported revenue of $7.9 billion for Q2 FY2027, the quarter ended 31 August 2026, up 19.5% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Carmax earn in Q2 FY2027?

Net income for Q2 FY2027 was $165 million, up 73.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.16.

When did Carmax report Q2 FY2027 results?

Carmax filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 August 2026 with the SEC on 30 September 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 12 quarters

Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026Q4 FY2026 *Q1 FY2027Q2 FY2027
Revenue6,1495,6277,1137,0146,2236,0037,5476,5955,7945,9468,0147,878
Cost of revenue5,5365,0406,3226,2535,5465,3356,6535,8775,2045,3417,1597,078
Gross profit613586792760678668894718590605854799
Gross margin10%10%11%11%11%11%12%11%10%10%11%10%
SG&A560581639611576610660601581611635629
Interest expense31.331.431.427.025.424.127.128.526.128.833.831.8
Pre-tax income11165.520717816611828312783.9-111259223
Tax rate26%23%26%25%25%24%26%25%26%n/a28%26%
Net income82.050.315213312589.921095.462.2-121186165
Net margin1%1%2%2%2%1%3%1%1%-2%2%2%
Diluted EPS$0.52$0.32$0.97$0.85$0.81$0.58$1.38$0.64$0.43-$0.85$1.31$1.16
Operating cash flow210310-118619-23.41463007851,253-55417.6883
Capital expenditure14511010410912712813713114013310377.1
Free cash flow64.8200-222510-15118.81636541,113-687-85.7806
Buybacks40.149.810710611698.920418120454.32.30.3
Shares outstanding158m158m156m155m154m153m151m148m143m142m142m142m
Filing10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS and diluted share count are from the company's results press release for that quarter, used where the release gives the same revenue and net income as the table. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

Source

10-Q for the period ended 31 August 2026, filed 30 September 2026, accession 0001170010-26-000104: the filing on EDGAR. All of Carmax Inc.'s filings: EDGAR company page.

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