Carmax PE ratio KMX

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 25.1×
10-year median: 19.4×
Against its 10-year history: 77th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 8.6× to 41.4×
Peer median: 11.0×

Carmax's PE ratio is 25.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $51.55 against $2.05 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 19.4×, higher than on 77% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.6× in Mar 2020 to 41.4× in Sep 2026.

The median for 10 car dealers of a similar size is 11.0×.

PE ratio over time

median 19.4×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	25.1×	13.0×	41.4×
2025	13.0×	9.5×	30.1×
2024	31.5×	22.0×	33.5×
2023	26.7×	15.8×	29.3×
2022	12.3×	11.2×	17.2×
2021	18.5×	17.5×	29.5×
2020	22.7×	8.6×	28.4×
2019	17.0×	13.5×	18.8×
2018	15.4×	14.6×	22.3×
2017	17.6×	17.5×	21.7×
2016	20.9×	14.6×	20.9×
2015	18.3×	18.0×	29.9×
2014	28.5×	19.2×	28.5×
2013	22.0×	20.6×	26.0×
2012	20.7×	14.2×	21.4×
2011	17.0×	13.4×	18.3×

Against its peers

Companies in Auto - Dealerships nearest Carmax's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
KMXCarmax	25.1×
LADLithia Motors	9.8×
MUSAMurphy USA	16.3×
ANAutonation	7.5×
RUSHARush Enterprises	20.3×
RRyder System	22.1×
PAGPenske Automotive	15.4×
ABGAsbury Automotive	6.5×
GPIGroup 1 Automotive	10.2×
SAHSonic Automotive	9.8×
DRVNDriven Brands	11.7×
Peer median	11.0×

Where Carmax ranks

#11of 13Car dealers with the lowest PE ratio

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.