Delta Air Lines, Inc. vs CarMax, Inc — how do they compare? Delta Air Lines, Inc. trades at $90.5 (market cap $59.46B), while CarMax, Inc trades at $58.03 (market cap $8.26B). The key difference: Delta Air Lines, Inc. is far larger — about 7.2× CarMax, Inc's market cap, and Delta Air Lines, Inc. pays a 0.86% dividend while CarMax, Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DAL | KMX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $59.46B | $8.26B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $93.66 | $62.17 |
52-Week Low | $55.65 | $30.88 |
Enterprise Value | $74.77B | $26.77B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | — |
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Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke system network, where it gathers and distributes passengers across the globe through key locations such as Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta's sale of frequent flier miles, particularly to American Express, is a major driver of the firm's profits.
Read more on DAL →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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