For the quarter ended November 2024, CarMax (KMX) reported revenue of $6.22 billion, up 1.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.81, compared to $0.52 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.89% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.62, the EPS surprise was +30.65%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how CarMax performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: