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CarMax (KMX 0.62%) stock had a rough Thursday last week after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings. It was a seemingly perfect storm of negativity: finding investor sentiment declining, missing analysts' estimates, and pulling its guidance for long-term growth.
CarMax NYSE: KMX shares have been trending within a range for over two years and will likely remain within it in 2025. The opportunity for investors is that uncertainty in the outlook opens an entry into an otherwise good buy, driven by end-market normalization, accelerating growth, and rapidly improving operational quality.
Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.
CarMax, Inc.'s Q4 2025 revenues rose to $6.0 billion, beating consensus by $30 million, driven by increased sales volume and slightly higher used car prices. Despite a mixed quarter and earnings miss, CarMax showed strong growth in unit sales, gross profit, and EPS, with a promising outlook for fiscal 2026. The company repurchased 1.2 million shares for $98.5 million, with $1.94 billion remaining for future repurchases, signaling confidence in long-term growth.
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 10, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants David Lowenstein - Vice President, Investor Relations Bill Nash - President and Chief Executive Officer Enrique Mayor-Mora - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jon Daniels - Senior Vice President, CarMax Auto Finance Operations Conference Call Participants Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Seth Basham - Wedbush Securities John Murphy - Bank of America Brian Nagel - Oppenheimer Scott Ciccarelli - Truist Jeff Lick - Stephens Inc Rajat Gupta - JPMorgan Michael Montani - Evercore ISI Chris Bottiglieri - BNP Paribas John Healy - Northcoast Research Chris Pierce - Needham David Whiston - Morningstar Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 CarMax Earnings Release Conference Call.
Major U.S. equities indexes tumbled midday Thursday, giving up some of Wednesday's gains after President Donald Trump said he would pause some tariffs for 90 days. The Dow fell 5%, while the S&P 500 dropped 6%, and the Nasdaq plunged 7%.
CarMax's digital capabilities now support over 80% of its used car sales, executives said Thursday (April 10) during a quarterly earnings call. The user car retailer and auto finance company saw increases in both omnichannel and online retail sales during the fourth quarter, which ended Feb. 28, they said.
KMX reports Q4 results and expects fiscal 2026 capital expenditure to be approximately $575 million compared with $467.9 million in fiscal 2025.
CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) shares plummeted on Thursday after the used car sales platform's fourth quarter profits disappointed. For Q4, CarMax reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.58, missing estimates of $0.66.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for CarMax (KMX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended February 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.