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title: "CarMax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
description: "CarMax Inc. (KMX) shares fell 2.34% to $44.58 on a poor trading day, ending a three-day winning streak. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined. CarMax is currently 49.17% below its 52-week high of $8"
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published_at: "2026-02-19T22:27:32.000Z"
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# CarMax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

> CarMax Inc. (KMX) shares fell 2.34% to $44.58 on a poor trading day, ending a three-day winning streak. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined. CarMax is currently 49.17% below its 52-week high of $87.70. In comparison, Carvana Co. (CVNA) dropped 7.95%, while ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) and OPENLANE Inc. (OPLN) saw slight increases. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.

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Shares of CarMax Inc. (KMX) slid 2.34% to $44.58 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 6,861.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.54% to 49,395.16.

The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.

CarMax Inc. closed 49.17% short of its 52-week high of $87.70, which the company reached on February 20th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Carvana Co. Cl A (CVNA) fell 7.95% to $332.79, ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) rose 1.05% to $6.75, and OPENLANE Inc. (OPLN) rose 0.55% to $29.26.

Trading volume (3.2 M) remained 726,865 below its 50-day average volume of 3.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 19, 2026.

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