CarMax, Inc vs Union Pacific Corporation — how do they compare? CarMax, Inc trades at $55.91 (market cap $7.93B), while Union Pacific Corporation trades at $295.5 (market cap $175.89B). The key difference: Union Pacific Corporation is far larger — about 22.2× CarMax, Inc's market cap, and Union Pacific Corporation pays a 1.86% dividend while CarMax, Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMX | UNP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $7.93B | $175.89B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Industrials |
52-Week High | $63.53 | $301.75 |
52-Week Low | $30.88 | $214.91 |
Enterprise Value | $26.44B | $206.36B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.86% |
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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.
Read more on KMX →Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated roughly $22 billion of revenue in 2021 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives about 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.
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