CarGurus, Inc. CARG Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 90.2%-0.2pp | 90.3%-0.2pp | 90.5%+3.1pp | 87.4%+1.2pp | 86.2%+3.7pp | |
| Operating margin | 25.4%-2.0pp | 27.5%-9.9pp | 37.3%+2.0pp | 35.3%+13.3pp | 22.1%+2.4pp | |
| Net margin | 15.9%-1.3pp | 17.2%-0.2pp | 17.3%+2.1pp | 15.3%+10.6pp | 4.7%+2.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 28.5%-2.1pp | 30.6%-9.9pp | 40.5%+2.2pp | 38.3%+13.3pp | 25%+2.2pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 31.2%-0.7pp | 31.9%+0.8pp | 31.1%+1.8pp | 29.3%+2.2pp | 27.1%+4.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 46.6%+12.6pp | 34%-1.3pp | 35.4%+6.1pp | 29.2%+21.3pp | 8%+4.4pp | |
| Return on assets | 24.7%+3.7pp | 21%-0.2pp | 21.1%+3.6pp | 17.5%+12.6pp | 5%+2.6pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 47.5%-0.5pp | 48%-14.6pp | 62.7%+6.5pp | 56.1%+26.0pp | 30.1%+4.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×+0.1× | 1.1×+0.1× | 1.1×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.7×-1.2× | 2.8×-0.1× | 2.9×-0.3× | 3.2×+0.5× | 2.7×-1.5× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.7×-1.2× | 2.8×-0.1× | 2.9×-0.3× | 3.2×+0.5× | 2.7×-1.5× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.7×-1.2× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×-0.5× | 2.4×+0.5× | 1.8×-1.4× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.8×+0.3× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4×+0.4× | 0×0.0× | 0×+0.2× | -0.1×-0.2× | 0.1×+0.7× | |
| Interest coverage | 284.6×-138× | 422.6×-80.0× | 502.6×+118× | 385×+111× | 273.8×+70.2× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $2.49-35.5% | $3.87+2.7% | $3.76-13.4% | $4.35+13.6% | $3.83-25.0% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.24B-11.5% | $3.66B-0.9% | $3.7B+12.2% | $3.29B+8.3% | $3.04B-19.7% | |
| Enterprise value | $3.36B-8.3% | $3.66B-1.3% | $3.71B+13.9% | $3.26B+6.3% | $3.06B-16.7% | |
| Price / earnings | 21.7×-1.7× | 23.5×-0.8× | 24.3×-1.1× | 25.4×-53.2× | 78.6×-102× | |
| Price / sales | 3.5×-0.6× | 4×-0.2× | 4.2×+0.3× | 3.9×+0.2× | 3.7×-1.1× | |
| Price / book | 13.7×+3.9× | 9.8×-0.1× | 9.8×+2.3× | 7.6×0.0× | 7.6×+0.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.5×-0.6× | 13.2×+2.7× | 10.5×+0.4× | 10×-4.9× | 14.9×-5.3× | |
| EV / sales | 3.6×-0.5× | 4×-0.2× | 4.2×+0.4× | 3.8×+0.1× | 3.7×-0.9× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9%+1.1pp | 7.9%+0.5pp | 7.4%-0.2pp | 7.5%+0.2pp | 7.3%+2.6pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4.6%+0.3pp | 4.3%+0.1pp | 4.1%+0.2pp | 3.9%+2.7pp | 1.3%+0.7pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0×— | —— | —— | —— |
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- What are CarGurus, Inc.'s profit margins?
- CarGurus, Inc. (CARG) runs a 90.2% gross margin and a 25.4% operating margin, with a 15.9% net margin.
- Where do CarGurus, Inc.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from CarGurus, Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
