Group 1 Automotive vs CarMax
CarMax reported revenue of $25.9 billion in fiscal 2026, about the same as Group 1 Automotive's $22.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Group 1 Automotive's revenue grew 13.2% in its latest year, and CarMax's fell 1.8%. Free cash flow was $424 million at Group 1 Automotive and $1.2 billion at CarMax. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and February 28), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Group 1 Automotive | CarMax | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Feb 28, 2026 |
| Revenue | $22.6B | $25.9B |
| Revenue growth | 13.2% | −1.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.3% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | 16.1% | 10.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | — |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Free cash flow | $424M | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Return on capital | 8.6% | 1.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 20.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $580M | $643M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.9% | −5.4% |
| Last close | $243.88 | $52.62 |
| P/E at the last close | 10.1× | 24.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $211.5 million, sold $0 | bought $1.3 million, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Group 1 Automotive and CarMax pages.