Bath & Body Works Inc vs CarMax, Inc — how do they compare? Bath & Body Works Inc trades at $18.9 (market cap $3.89B), while CarMax, Inc trades at $58.03 (market cap $8.34B). The key difference: CarMax, Inc is far larger — about 2.1× Bath & Body Works Inc's market cap, and Bath & Body Works Inc pays a 4.14% dividend while CarMax, Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBWI | KMX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.89B | $8.34B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $31.87 | $62.17 |
52-Week Low | $14.85 | $30.88 |
Enterprise Value | $7.79B | $26.85B |
Dividend Yield | 4.14% | — |
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CarMax (KMX) trades at $58.18, up 0.21% today, with a bullish technical signal supported by moving averages. The stock shows mixed earnings performance, beating expectations in Q3 2025 and Q1 2026 but missing in Q2 2025. Revenue has declined from $31.9B in 2022 to $26.35B in 2025, while net income margin improved slightly to 1.89%. Recent news includes partnerships to enhance customer experience and ongoing legal investigations into fiduciary duties.
Outlook is cautious with a consensus price target of $53.09 below the current price, indicating potential downside. Opportunities lie in operational improvements and AI integrations, but risks include high debt, competitive pressures, and legal scrutiny. Analyst sentiment is neutral with 68.58% hold ratings, suggesting wait-and-see approach amid volatility.
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Bath & Body Works is a specialty home fragrance and fragrant body care retailer operating under the Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, and White Barn brands. The company generates most of its business in North America, with less than 5% of sales from international markets in fiscal 2021. For fiscal 2021, 72% of sales stemmed from the brick-and-mortar network (which is composed of more than 1,700 retail stores), up from 65% in 2020, as consumer shopping patterns began to return to normal. Future growth is expected from store reformatting, digital and international channels, as well as new category expansion.
Read more on BBWI →CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of over 230 used retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales typically account for about 83% of revenue and wholesale about 13%, with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2022, the company retailed and wholesaled 924,338 and 706,212 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the U.S. but still estimates that it has only about 4% U.S. market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in 2021. It seeks over 5% share by the end of calendar 2025 and revenue between $33 billion to $45 billion by fiscal 2026. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.
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