KMX vs LAD
Carmax, Inc. and Lithia Motors, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KMX | LAD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.9B | $37.6B |
| Net income | $247.3M | $819.6M |
| Gross margin | 10.8% | 15.2% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | — | 12.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.68 | — |
| Dividend / share | — | $2.18 |
| Payout ratio | — | 6.7% |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $5.8M |
| Equity | — | $6.6B |
| Net debt / equity | — | 1.41× |
| Current ratio | 2.20× | 1.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 23.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −19.8% | 11.7% |
LAD bills 1.5× the revenue of KMX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.2% against 1.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KMX | LAD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $25.9B | $37.6B |
| FY2024 | $26.4B | $36.2B |
| FY2023 | $26.5B | $31.0B |
| FY2022 | $29.7B | $28.2B |
| FY2021 | $31.9B | $22.8B |
| FY2020 | $19.0B | $13.1B |
| FY2019 | $20.3B | $12.7B |
| FY2018 | $18.2B | $11.8B |
| FY2017 | $17.1B | $10.1B |
| FY2016 | $15.9B | $8.7B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KMX | LAD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $247.3M | $819.6M |
| FY2024 | $500.6M | $796.7M |
| FY2023 | $479.2M | $1.0B |
| FY2022 | $484.8M | $1.3B |
| FY2021 | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $746.9M | $470.3M |
| FY2019 | $888.4M | $271.5M |
| FY2018 | $842.4M | $265.7M |
| FY2017 | $664.1M | $245.2M |
| FY2016 | $627.0M | $197.1M |
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