Carmax Inc vs Valvoline Inc

Carmax Inc (KMX) is overvalued and Valvoline Inc (VVV) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. KMX is the closer of the two: -111%, against -172% for VVV.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Carmax Inc (KMX)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.0% values the shares at $26.99; the price of $56.84 is 111% above that value.

Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Valvoline Inc (VVV)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $10.54; the price of $28.67 is 172% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricKMXVVV
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$56.84$28.67
Intrinsic value$26.99$10.54
Margin of safety-111%-172%
Leak Score0/100 (3/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$8.1B$3.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years6.7%-6.2%
Operating margin2.1%17.7%
Net margin0.8%5.2%
Return on equity3.6%28.4%
Debt to equity3.084.75
P/E37.4x36.3x
Forward P/E14.4x
P/B1.3x8.8x

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