All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
KMX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, KMX returned −6.61% over the past year and +46.04% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 4, 1997, KMX is up +162.42% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.33%/yr, and is currently −68.85% below its real total-return high on Nov. 9, 2021.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Tue 1997-02-04💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMX × |
+162.42%
+3.33%/yr |
+10.40%/yr
R2=0.707 |
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| Tue 1997-02-04💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| KMX × |
$10,000.00
1997-02-04 |
$26,242.44
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| KMX × | +46.04% | −6.61% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| KMX × |
−68.85%
on 2026-07-24 from 2021-11-09 peak |
−93.58%
on 2000-01-20 |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMX × | −6.61% |
−31.46% −17.21%/yr |
−36.49% −14.05%/yr |
−64.79% −18.84%/yr |
−27.66% −3.19%/yr |
| Year | KMX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +46.04% |
| 2025 | −53.97% |
| 2024 | +3.56% |
| 2023 | +21.95% |
| 2022 | −56.08% |
| 2021 | +28.80% |
| 2020 | +6.30% |
| 2019 | +36.64% |
| 2018 | −4.01% |
| 2017 | −2.47% |
| 2016 | +16.89% |
| 2015 | −19.53% |
| 2014 | +40.54% |
| 2013 | +23.40% |
| 2012 | +21.06% |
| 2011 | −7.15% |
| 2010 | +29.53% |
| 2009 | +199.59% |
| 2008 | −60.14% |
| 2007 | −29.24% |
| 2006 | +88.99% |
| 2005 | −13.81% |
| 2004 | −2.78% |
| 2003 | +69.80% |
| 2002 | −23.20% |
| 2001 | +468.71% |
| 2000 | +64.68% |
| 1999 | −58.10% |
| 1998 | −41.23% |
| 1997 | −57.96% |
