KMX (CarMax) Degree of Operating Leverage : -14.01 (As of Feb. 2025)

CarMax Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

CarMax Annual Data
	Trend	Feb16	Feb17	Feb18	Feb19	Feb20	Feb21	Feb22	Feb23	Feb24	Feb25
Degree of Operating Leverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.19	0.48	5.93	-2.98	-14.01

CarMax Quarterly Data
	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24	Nov24	Feb25
Degree of Operating Leverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.98	-2.49	-3.87	-3.57	-14.01

Competitive Comparison of CarMax's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarMax's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

CarMax's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarMax's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CarMax's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.

CarMax Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

CarMax's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.

CarMax  (NYSE:KMX) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.

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