CARG CarGurus Inc
$29.79
▼ 1.7%Updated Today 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
CARG at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.
Key Metrics
Market Cap
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P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
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Revenue Growth
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EPS Growth
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Profit Margin
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FCF Yield
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Debt / Equity
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ROIC
73.0%
Interest Coverage
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Current Ratio
1.85x
Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
Not rated
Business Overview
CarGurus Inc (CARG) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Media industry, within the Communication Services sector.
In its latest reported year it generated about $906.98M in revenue and $155.90M in net profit.
Our model hasn't rated CARG yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedThe filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
91.7% average over the last 3 years
±16.9 pts around 85.4% across 10 years
grew in 7 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
73.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
-1.2%
Revenue moved from $198.14M in 2016 to $906.98M in 2025, a 18.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
92.8%
Operating Margin
27.0%
Net Margin
17.2%
ROE
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Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$0.00
Net Debt
-$122.14M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-0.5x
Debt / Equity
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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 1.9x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $0.00 of total debt against $122.14M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$295.28M
Free Cash Flow
$288.90M
FCF Margin
31.9%
In the latest year CarGurus Inc produced about $295.28M of operating cash flow and $288.90M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
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CARG trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
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Current price
$29.79
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$288.90M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where CARG sits versus the Communication Services companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 44 Communication Services companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How CARG stacks up against its Communication Services peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
CARG doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 44 rated Communication Services companies we cover.
P/E vs sector
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median 17.4x
ROE vs sector
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median 14.9%
Growth vs sector
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median 5.3%
Sector rank
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not rated yet
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Communication Services companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 44 rated companies among the 95 Communication Services stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Analyst Ratings
What 22 Wall Street analysts covering CARG recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CARG's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
CARG — frequently asked questions
Is CARG a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review CarGurus Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does CARG's data come from?
Live price data plus the annual financials in CarGurus Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.
How is the 5-year projection for CARG calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CARG analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CARG. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.