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CarMax | Sustainability Performance

https://www.carmax.com/

Sells used vehicles through a network of retail locations and provides related financing and appraisal services.

1993

United States

10,001+ employees

Retail

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10209
Overall
#2303
in United States
#370
in Retail

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

327 out of 451

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

225.9K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

22% 2025
Laggard

Female employees

35% 2025
Critical

Externalities

30.4M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

6.9B $, 2026▲45.3% YoY

Revenue

26.4B $, 2025▲0.7% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 46 out of 451


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 46 out of 451

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Renewable energy

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22%2025

Industry rank: 66 out of 451


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 66 out of 451

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

8.6

B/M 15.4

32.9

B/M 34.8


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • CarMax faced multiple US state AG enforcement actions over alleged deceptive advertising of vehicle quality inspections, plus class actions over the 'CarMax Quality Certified' program disclosure practices.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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203 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
47Moderate
$412.0Bestimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

6.9B $, 2026▲45.3% YoY

Revenue

26.4B $, FY2025▲0.7% YoY

EBITDA

462.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

1% Industry: 6▲26.8% YoY

P/E ratio

12.1 Industry: 30▲124.7% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$26.4BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

156.5M 2025▼104.3% YoY

Capex

467.0M 2025▼0.4% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

3.0 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

2.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

29.7

▼ 2.0%

2023

26.5

▼ 1.8%

2024

26.4

▼ 0.7%

2025

28.3

2030

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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44%
Independent Directors

8 out of 18 incl. management

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Overall score

74

Environment

72

Social

71

Governance

79

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

Available

Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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