CarGurus, Inc. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
CARG on Nasdaq
Location
Boston, MA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
19 Feb 2026

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CARG - CarGurus, Inc. Financial Facts

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Context
Latest metrics period: Q4 2025
Latest reported value
Return On Equity 34%

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.

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Quick Takeaways

  • CARG - CarGurus, Inc. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 34%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+840%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Dec 2025.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Source Evidence

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2025-12-31) highlights Return On Equity 34.0%, Return On Assets 21.0%, and Operating Margin 27.0%.

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Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

86.4/100

Strong Confidence high

Return On Equity

34%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

21%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.81x
Quick Ratio
2.31x
Debt to Equity
0.72x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Watchpoints

No major risk flags from available metrics.

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

34%

YoY: +840%

Industry median: 21% (n=103)

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Return On Assets

21%

YoY: +772%

Industry median: -10% (n=100)

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Operating Margin

27%

YoY: +37%

Industry median: -3.8% (n=72)

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Current Ratio

2.81x

YoY: -33%

Industry median: 1.09x (n=98)

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Quick Ratio

2.31x

YoY: -37%

Industry median: 0.92x (n=62)

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Debt-to-equity

0.72x

YoY: +26%

Industry median: 0.22x (n=79)

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Revenues YoY

14%

YoY:

Industry median: 8.4% (n=77)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

643%

YoY:

Industry median: 15% (n=94)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 34% +840%
Return On Assets 21% +772%
Operating Margin 27% +37%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.81x -33%
Quick Ratio 2.31x -37%
Debt-to-equity 0.72x +26%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 14%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 643%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 95,290,424 -8.2%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 96,759,601 -8.8%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $906,980,000 +14%
Cost of Revenue $65,467,000 -6.9%
Research and Development Expense $138,283,000 -0.53%
Selling and Marketing Expense $340,873,000 +11%
General and Administrative Expense $101,419,000 -1.7%
Operating Income (Loss) $244,445,000 +56%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $8,389,000 -25%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $252,834,000 +50%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $56,092,000 +41%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 1.59 +695%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 1.55 +716%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $190,518,000 -37%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $41,936,000 +9.5%
Assets, Current $282,948,000 -28%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $81,201,000 -24%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $132,952,000 +6.9%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $115,481,000 -4.9%
Goodwill $28,397,000 +6.8%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $4,102,000 +9.2%
Assets $661,897,000 -20%
Accounts Payable, Current $29,115,000 +33%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $23,562,000 +9.5%
Liabilities, Current $100,539,000 +8%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $442,000 +1600%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $181,364,000 -1.3%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $5,354,000 -11%
Liabilities $287,699,000 +1.7%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,426,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $362,380,000 -3.4%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $374,198,000 -31%
Liabilities and Equity $661,897,000 -20%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $407,000 +26%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 0.21 0%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $134,845,000 -14%
Operating Lease, Liability $190,833,000 -0.99%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $159,876,000 +727%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $275,644,000 -4.8%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $192,922,000 +11%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $9,469,000 +5.2%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $23,214,000 +4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $21,031,000 +56%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.062 0%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $84,811,000 -12%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $23,488,000 +3.4%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $184,000 -16%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $1,164,000 +37%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $23,586,000 +1.9%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $134,438,000 -14%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $50,439,000 -19%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY