Last 41 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Online Marketplaces & Classifieds
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 16.52 | 13.20 | 15.78 | 25.04 | 18.80 | 20.68 | 38.03 | 19.68 | 21.24 | 35.75 | — | 28.85 | — | 21.90 | 40.41 | 46.70 | 16.68 | 25.30 | 35.82 | 62.44 | — |
| — | -36.2% | -58.5% | +27.2% | -11.5% | -42.1% | — | -31.8% | — | +63.2% | — | -38.2% | — | -13.5% | +12.8% | -25.2% | — | -22.7% | +25.6% | +99.1% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.28 | 2.72 | 3.09 | 3.32 | 3.85 | 3.89 | 3.58 | 3.40 | 4.24 | 3.41 | 3.11 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 2.28 | 2.70 | 2.33 | 1.45 | 1.10 | 1.24 | 2.91 | 2.92 |
| — | -30.1% | -13.7% | -2.2% | -9.3% | +14.1% | +15.2% | +17.0% | +41.2% | +49.4% | +15.1% | +24.5% | +106.5% | +107.7% | +117.2% | -19.8% | -50.1% | -74.1% | -65.4% | -28.6% | -51.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 8.72 | 9.26 | 11.74 | 13.66 | 9.92 | 9.89 | 7.70 | 7.61 | 7.16 | 6.53 | 6.02 | 4.41 | 4.35 | 2.69 | 3.55 | 2.97 | 2.16 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 7.11 | 5.83 |
| — | -6.4% | +52.5% | +79.4% | +38.5% | +51.5% | +28.0% | +72.6% | +64.7% | +142.2% | +69.7% | +48.4% | +100.9% | +7.9% | +1.2% | -58.2% | -62.9% | -57.5% | -32.5% | +43.5% | -40.0% | |
| P/FCF | 10.02 | 8.80 | 8.25 | 11.65 | 11.32 | 14.50 | 12.84 | 12.70 | 15.63 | 13.93 | 16.85 | 35.15 | — | 29.09 | 27.52 | 8.95 | 4.61 | 6.80 | — | 14.03 | — |
| — | -39.3% | -35.7% | -8.2% | -27.5% | +4.1% | -23.8% | -63.9% | — | -52.1% | -38.8% | +292.5% | — | +327.9% | — | -36.2% | — | -63.0% | — | -16.3% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.20 | 9.22 | 11.17 | 12.62 | 12.07 | 15.02 | 26.30 | 14.74 | 15.61 | 23.74 | — | 18.15 | — | 13.02 | 20.70 | 18.71 | 7.65 | 9.63 | 16.35 | 31.47 | 17.29 |
| — | -38.7% | -57.5% | -14.4% | -22.7% | -36.7% | — | -18.8% | — | +82.3% | — | -3.0% | — | +35.3% | +26.6% | -40.5% | -55.7% | -46.1% | +5.2% | +58.7% | -28.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 16.76 | 10.29 | 12.47 | 20.38 | 13.20 | 16.47 | 15.22 | 15.88 | 17.01 | 22.47 | 19.90 | 20.65 | — | 20.06 | 34.32 | 34.12 | 10.68 | 13.39 | 24.15 | 44.67 | 21.62 |
| — | -37.5% | -18.1% | +28.4% | -22.4% | -26.7% | -23.5% | -23.1% | — | +12.0% | -42.0% | -39.5% | — | +49.8% | +42.1% | -23.6% | -50.6% | -40.8% | +22.9% | +68.7% | -17.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 89.0% | 91.8% | 92.1% | 92.2% | 90.4% | 89.5% | 87.3% | 88.7% | 87.1% | 78.9% | 83.4% | 79.8% | 75.3% | 74.9% | 68.5% | 66.8% | 47.8% | 35.4% | 36.7% | 42.2% | 53.0% |
| — | +2.6% | +5.4% | +4.0% | +3.8% | +13.4% | +4.7% | +11.2% | +15.6% | +5.4% | +21.8% | +19.4% | +57.6% | +111.8% | +86.3% | +58.2% | -9.8% | -51.6% | -52.2% | -50.9% | -42.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 20.7% | 26.3% | 25.1% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 22.9% | 10.6% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 11.9% | -42.8% | 12.2% | -10.0% | 10.5% | 7.4% | 6.1% | 10.3% | 6.7% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 12.9% |
| — | +14.8% | +136.4% | +19.8% | +23.0% | +93.2% | +124.8% | +66.8% | +333.6% | +12.7% | -678.4% | +101.0% | -196.6% | +56.6% | +60.7% | -2.1% | -20.2% | -62.6% | -73.9% | -58.9% | -41.4% | |
| Net Margin | 16.6% | 20.4% | 19.6% | 13.2% | 20.7% | 18.7% | 9.5% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 9.7% | -31.4% | 9.9% | -8.0% | 10.2% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 17.4% | 25.1% | -2.0% | -14.4% | 8.7% |
| — | +9.1% | +105.3% | -23.7% | +2.9% | +92.5% | +130.4% | +75.7% | +350.2% | -4.3% | -559.0% | +41.9% | -146.2% | -59.5% | +438.6% | +148.2% | +99.1% | +91.5% | -115.7% | -210.5% | -47.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 34.0% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 10.5% | 13.3% | 11.0% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 4.8% | -13.5% | 3.6% | -2.6% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 14.5% | -1.4% | -9.0% | 4.5% |
| — | +68.7% | +267.7% | +27.4% | +48.4% | +129.2% | +139.6% | +130.2% | +440.0% | +59.1% | -698.6% | +67.1% | -140.2% | -79.1% | +255.7% | +124.0% | +46.3% | +209.5% | -130.1% | -288.0% | -36.7% | |
| ROA | 21.0% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2.9% | -8.5% | 2.4% | -1.8% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 5.2% | 10.7% | -1.1% | -6.6% | 3.4% |
| — | +43.1% | +189.9% | +5.7% | +31.5% | +119.4% | +137.3% | +116.7% | +414.6% | +37.7% | -639.3% | +46.0% | -134.9% | -80.1% | +248.4% | +124.7% | +54.3% | +194.9% | -128.3% | -280.7% | -35.3% | |
| ROIC | 36.2% | 15.7% | 13.9% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 4.5% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 4.8% | -14.9% | 3.8% | -3.0% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| — | +51.4% | +207.0% | +52.2% | +45.3% | +116.0% | +130.4% | +110.4% | +411.3% | +62.2% | -691.2% | +53.9% | -152.6% | -40.1% | -34.9% | -39.5% | -13.0% | -19.1% | -33.2% | -19.9% | -45.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| — | +16.8% | +56.2% | +63.1% | +43.3% | +31.8% | +4.5% | +44.6% | +12.9% | +41.4% | +51.4% | +16.4% | +266.0% | +219.0% | +200.7% | +204.5% | -17.2% | -24.4% | -25.0% | -32.2% | -44.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.86 | 2.38 | 2.61 | 2.83 | 2.48 | 3.12 | 6.19 | 3.74 | 3.20 | 5.79 | — | 5.66 | — | 5.77 | 7.04 | 8.21 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.97 | 1.77 | 1.29 |
| — | -23.7% | -57.8% | -24.3% | -22.3% | -46.2% | — | -34.0% | — | +0.3% | — | -31.0% | — | +254.0% | +257.7% | +364.6% | +24.7% | +12.3% | +26.2% | -22.8% | -33.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.81 | 2.29 | 1.85 | 1.65 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 3.18 | 2.67 | 4.20 | 2.95 | 2.57 | 2.78 | 3.40 | 4.93 | 4.83 | 4.38 | 5.65 | 4.06 | 3.58 | 3.85 | 3.30 |
| — | -20.2% | -41.8% | -38.0% | -33.1% | -2.8% | +23.5% | -4.2% | +23.8% | -40.1% | -46.8% | -36.5% | -39.8% | +21.5% | +35.1% | +13.9% | +71.1% | -5.9% | -4.7% | +0.8% | -33.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.81 | 2.29 | 1.85 | 1.65 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 3.17 | 2.66 | 4.20 | 2.95 | 2.57 | 2.78 | 3.39 | 4.93 | 4.83 | 4.37 | 5.59 | 3.87 | 3.45 | 3.71 | 3.18 |
| — | -20.2% | -41.6% | -37.8% | -33.0% | -2.7% | +23.3% | -4.4% | +23.8% | -40.1% | -46.8% | -36.3% | -39.3% | +27.4% | +39.8% | +17.9% | +75.6% | -9.0% | -8.0% | -2.9% | -36.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.50 | — | — | — | 1689.38 |
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CarGurus, Inc.'s current P/E is 16.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 18.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
CarGurus, Inc.'s current operating margin is 20.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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