CarGurus, Inc. CARG Capitalized Contract Cost Amortization
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Reported directly by CarGurus, Inc. in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CapitalizedContractCostAmortization.
The official record: CarGurus, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is CarGurus, Inc.'s capitalized contract cost amortization?
- CarGurus, Inc. (CARG) reported capitalized contract cost amortization of $4.7M in Q1 2026.
- How has CarGurus, Inc.'s capitalized contract cost amortization changed year-over-year?
- CarGurus, Inc.'s capitalized contract cost amortization increased by 23.4% year-over-year, from $3.81M to $4.7M.
- What is the long-term trend for CarGurus, Inc.'s capitalized contract cost amortization?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CarGurus, Inc.'s capitalized contract cost amortization has grown at a 6.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.65M to $16.41M.
- What does capitalized contract cost amortization mean?
- The periodic expense recognized from the amortization of costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer that were initially capitalized as assets. This reflects the matching principle, where the costs of acquiring long-term customer relationships are expensed over the expected benefit period. It is a key metric for evaluating the efficiency of customer acquisition strategies.