CarMax, Inc.

KMX US Consumer Discretionary Automotive Retail
S&P 600
$61.32
+1.32%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

KMX
CarMax, Inc.
Consumer DiscretionaryAutomotive Retail
$61.32
Close used for this calculation
$30.55Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
26/100
Profitability11/25
Returns1/25
Balance Sheet10/25
Efficiency4/25
Growth3/25
Weak
Quality radar
26Prof.11/25Ret.1/25Eff.4/25B.Sht10/25Growth3/25

Consensus fair value

$30.55
Above FV
▼ -50.2% against the close used
Model range $15.67 – $40.40
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$15.67Fair value$30.55Bull$40.40
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $30.8852W high $64.22

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

CarMax, Inc. closed at $61.32, 100.7% above the consensus fair value of $30.55 drawn from 7 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 26/100 — Weak. P/E of 36.5x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$33.35
-45.6%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$40.40
-34.1%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=1.68, BVPS=43.18 · outside Graham range (P/E 36.5, P/B 1.4) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$33.60
-45.2%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=1.68, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$15.67
-74.4%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=1.68, g=9.3%
Book Value (P/B)
$17.45
-71.5%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=43.18, ROE=4%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$61.32
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 15.3% | Historical: 9.3%
Margin of Safety
$26.84
-56.2%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=35.78, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.