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CarMax | Sustainability Performance

https://www.carmax.com/
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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

N/A in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10250
Overall
#2308
in United States
#371
in Retail

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

325 out of 451

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
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 engagement

35% 2025
Critical

Externalities

30.4M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

9.2B $, 2026▼1.8% YoY

Revenue

25.9B $, 2026▼1.8% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2026

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 47 out of 451


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 47 out of 451

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Scope 2 location based
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Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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22%2025

Industry rank: 67 out of 451


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

Industry rank: 67 out of 451

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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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

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Intensity


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

8.7

B/M 15.0

33.5

B/M 34.8


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Female engagement

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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

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203 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
47Moderate
$38.4Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

Direct operations
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Revenue at risk

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Assets exposed to sensitive locations

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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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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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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

9.2B $, 2026▼1.8% YoY

Revenue

25.9B $, FY2026▼1.8% YoY

EBITDA

-409.0M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-2% Industry: 7▲47.1% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$25.9BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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Annual revenue
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

2.9 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

1.0%FY2026

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


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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26.5

▼ 0.9%

2024

26.4

▲ 0.0%

2025

25.9

▲ 0.8%

2026

28.7

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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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

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

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Forests Score

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Water Score

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+


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