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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
CarMax, Inc. is 61.9% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
And it's not just the price: CarMax, Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 6.9 — historically low valuation vs its own history.
Extreme
Current Drawdown
-61.9%
Days in Drawdown
1706
Avg Max Drawdown
8.1%
Avg Length
78
Drawdown Severity Score™
10.5
KMX - Price & High Water Mark
KMX - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within KMX's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
CarMax, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 7% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
CarMax, Inc. (KMX) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
CarMax, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-15, the stock is trading at $58.94, which represents a 61.9% decline from its all-time high of $154.85. This drawdown has persisted for 1706 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, CarMax, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 8.1% in depth, with an average duration of 78 days. CarMax, Inc. has gone through 114 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for CarMax, Inc. was 93.2%, beginning in 1997. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1765 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for CarMax, Inc. currently stands at 10.48. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 8.0 and 12.0 indicates an extremely rare, severe drawdown: the asset almost never experiences declines of this magnitude in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing CarMax, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 114 tracked pullbacks (59 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Ongoing | 1706 days | -61.9% | $154.85 | $58.94 | n/a |
| 2021-11-08 | 2021-11-09 | 2 days | -0.5% | $154.69 | $153.95 | $154.85 |
| 2021-09-30 | 2021-11-03 | 35 days | -16.3% | $146.45 | $122.54 | $147.51 |
| 2021-09-28 | 2021-09-29 | 2 days | -1.5% | $145.24 | $143.03 | $146.45 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-22 | 3 days | -2.4% | $140.29 | $136.98 | $140.51 |
| 2021-08-04 | 2021-09-17 | 45 days | -11.1% | $139.70 | $124.24 | $140.29 |
| 2021-05-06 | 2021-08-03 | 90 days | -17.9% | $137.90 | $113.16 | $139.70 |
| 2021-03-31 | 2021-05-03 | 34 days | -9.2% | $135.83 | $123.31 | $136.94 |
| 2021-03-19 | 2021-03-29 | 11 days | -4.6% | $134.56 | $128.35 | $134.57 |
| 2021-03-16 | 2021-03-18 | 3 days | -2.4% | $134.35 | $131.12 | $134.56 |
| 2021-03-11 | 2021-03-12 | 2 days | -0.4% | $133.55 | $132.97 | $133.76 |
| 2021-03-09 | 2021-03-10 | 2 days | -0.4% | $129.17 | $128.67 | $133.55 |
| 2021-01-27 | 2021-03-08 | 41 days | -8.5% | $127.79 | $116.91 | $129.17 |
| 2021-01-21 | 2021-01-26 | 6 days | -3.4% | $122.79 | $118.64 | $127.79 |
| 2020-08-25 | 2021-01-19 | 148 days | -20.6% | $108.80 | $86.44 | $116.43 |
| 2020-08-20 | 2020-08-21 | 2 days | -0.6% | $106.78 | $106.12 | $106.92 |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-18 | 6 days | -1.8% | $106.24 | $104.35 | $106.63 |
| 2020-02-21 | 2020-08-10 | 171 days | -56.6% | $101.90 | $44.27 | $102.20 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2020-02-20 | 93 days | -13.1% | $100.15 | $87.05 | $101.90 |
| 2019-10-22 | 2019-11-14 | 24 days | -3.0% | $96.02 | $93.17 | $96.84 |
| 2019-07-30 | 2019-10-15 | 78 days | -12.9% | $91.34 | $79.53 | $92.42 |
| 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-25 | 11 days | -4.7% | $88.94 | $84.76 | $89.33 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-07-12 | 8 days | -1.7% | $88.90 | $87.41 | $88.94 |
| 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-01 | 4 days | -0.0% | $86.86 | $86.83 | $87.16 |
| 2019-06-24 | 2019-06-27 | 4 days | -3.5% | $85.64 | $82.64 | $86.86 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-06-21 | 4 days | -1.0% | $83.87 | $83.00 | $85.64 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-06-14 | 4 days | -1.4% | $82.36 | $81.22 | $83.54 |
| 2018-09-13 | 2019-06-10 | 271 days | -29.7% | $80.68 | $56.72 | $82.36 |
| 2018-06-25 | 2018-09-11 | 79 days | -9.7% | $80.19 | $72.39 | $80.61 |
| 2017-10-09 | 2018-06-22 | 257 days | -23.5% | $76.81 | $58.77 | $80.19 |
| 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-06 | 4 days | -0.3% | $76.59 | $76.33 | $76.81 |
| 2017-09-29 | 2017-10-02 | 4 days | -0.2% | $75.93 | $75.81 | $76.59 |
| 2015-04-06 | 2017-09-27 | 906 days | -43.6% | $74.73 | $42.15 | $75.35 |
| 2015-03-31 | 2015-04-02 | 3 days | -1.2% | $69.22 | $68.39 | $74.73 |
| 2015-02-20 | 2015-03-30 | 38 days | -9.2% | $68.30 | $62.00 | $69.22 |
| 2014-12-30 | 2015-02-19 | 52 days | -8.5% | $67.87 | $62.10 | $68.30 |
| 2014-12-23 | 2014-12-29 | 7 days | -0.4% | $67.85 | $67.61 | $67.87 |
| 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-17 | 6 days | -2.2% | $59.51 | $58.23 | $60.11 |
| 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-11 | 2 days | -0.9% | $59.45 | $58.90 | $59.51 |
| 2014-12-05 | 2014-12-09 | 5 days | -1.4% | $59.32 | $58.48 | $59.45 |
| 2014-12-01 | 2014-12-02 | 2 days | -1.5% | $56.98 | $56.14 | $57.10 |
| 2014-11-26 | 2014-11-28 | 3 days | -0.8% | $56.71 | $56.25 | $56.98 |
| 2014-11-06 | 2014-11-25 | 20 days | -3.4% | $56.57 | $54.66 | $56.71 |
| 2014-11-04 | 2014-11-05 | 2 days | -1.6% | $56.32 | $55.43 | $56.57 |
| 2014-10-29 | 2014-10-30 | 2 days | -1.4% | $55.74 | $54.96 | $55.76 |
| 2014-09-08 | 2014-10-27 | 50 days | -18.3% | $53.71 | $43.90 | $54.77 |
| 2014-07-10 | 2014-09-05 | 58 days | -8.7% | $53.44 | $48.81 | $53.71 |
| 2013-12-20 | 2014-07-09 | 201 days | -19.2% | $53.05 | $42.88 | $53.44 |
| 2013-12-11 | 2013-12-18 | 8 days | -2.2% | $52.09 | $50.95 | $52.52 |
| 2013-09-11 | 2013-12-10 | 91 days | -11.1% | $52.05 | $46.27 | $52.09 |
| 2013-08-14 | 2013-09-05 | 23 days | -5.1% | $49.74 | $47.19 | $49.99 |
| 2011-02-22 | 2012-12-20 | 668 days | -36.4% | $36.83 | $23.41 | $37.97 |
| 2010-12-21 | 2011-02-16 | 58 days | -12.5% | $35.90 | $31.42 | $36.60 |
| 2007-01-25 | 2010-10-08 | 1352 days | -78.7% | $29.25 | $6.23 | $29.65 |
| 2003-10-15 | 2006-09-12 | 1064 days | -53.0% | $19.63 | $9.23 | $20.23 |
| 2003-09-03 | 2003-10-14 | 42 days | -16.5% | $19.57 | $16.33 | $19.63 |
| 2002-05-10 | 2003-07-11 | 428 days | -62.0% | $16.65 | $6.32 | $17.23 |
| 2002-03-19 | 2002-04-09 | 21 days | -15.1% | $14.70 | $12.48 | $14.73 |
| 2001-12-28 | 2002-02-06 | 41 days | -14.9% | $11.64 | $9.90 | $12.20 |
| 1997-02-05 | 2001-12-05 | 1765 days | -93.2% | $10.56 | $0.72 | $10.93 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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CarMax, Inc. (KMX) is trading at $58.94 as of Jul 15, 2026. It is 61.9% below its high of $154.85. The drawdown has lasted 1,706 days. Severity score: 10.5 (Extreme).
KMX Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$58.94
High-water mark
$154.85
Current drawdown
-61.9%
Days in drawdown
1,706
This KMX page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior CarMax, Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About KMX
CarMax, Inc. has dropped 20%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 703 days with an average max drop of -49.7%.
The current drawdown of -61.9% has lasted 1,706 days, which is 2.4x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1997 to Dec 2001 | -93.2% | 1765 days |
| Jan 2007 to Oct 2010 | -78.7% | 1352 days |
| May 2002 to Jul 2003 | -62.0% | 428 days |
| Feb 2020 to Aug 2020 | -56.6% | 171 days |
| Oct 2003 to Sep 2006 | -53.0% | 1064 days |
| Apr 2015 to Sep 2017 | -43.6% | 906 days |
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