KMX CARMAX INC
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2026: $116M, Q2 2026: $106M, Q1 2026: $107M, Q3 2025: $40M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $116M vs trailing avg $84M (+38%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Missing buyback or cash flow data
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 1,700,000 shares = 4.4% of 153,319,678 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
3 open-market purchases by 2 insiders
- ONeil Mark F () bought 10,816 shares at $46.21 on 2025-10-02
- STEENROD MITCHELL D () bought 2,000 shares at $45.57 on 2025-10-02
- STEENROD MITCHELL D () bought 1,300 shares at $65.49 on 2025-04-24
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected