CarGurus, Inc. (CARG) stock

CARGNasdaqServices-Computer Processing & Data PreparationFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 20/3026% below fair value

$34.27−0.54 (-1.55%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.05BP/E 17.3Yield –

CarGurus statistics

99 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.05B; $793.39M
Enterprise Value: $2.89B; $768.70M
PE Ratio: 17.31; 26.25
PS Ratio: 3.07; 2.28
PB Ratio: 10.07; 2.76
P/TBV Ratio: 11.19; 4.88
P/FCF Ratio: 9.39; 15.38
P/OCF Ratio: 9.30; 13.16

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.91; 2.03
EV / EBITDA: 11.00; 16.16
EV / EBIT: 12.03; 20.87
EV / FCF: 8.88; 15.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 89M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): -9.25%; 1.97%
Float: 72M; 53M
Shares Held by Insiders: 19.6%; 13.2%
Shares Held by Institutions: 89.7%; 62.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 9M; –
Short Interest Change: -1.26%; -3.30%
Short % of Float: 13.1%; 5.81%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 10.5%; 4.22%
Days to Cover: 8.40; 3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $41.22; –
52-Week Low: $26.39; –
20-Day Moving Average: $32.94; –
50-Day Moving Average: $32.10; –
200-Day Moving Average: $32.89; –
Average True Range (14): $1.69; –
Price Change (1 Week): -5.20%; 0.35%
Price Change (1 Month): 14.2%; 0.00%
Price Change (3 Months): -8.47%; -7.14%
Price Change (6 Months): 14.1%; 0.66%
Price Change (YTD): -10.6%; -14.1%
Price Change (1 Year): -1.04%; -14.0%
Price Change (3 Years): 79.7%; -12.6%
Price Change (5 Years): -11.1%; -56.7%
Average Volume (10 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 1M; –
Relative Volume: 0.71; 0.71
Relative Strength Index (14): 56.7; 47.3
Volatility (1 Year): 40.6%; 65.3%
Beta (5 Years): 1.15; 1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 92.1%; 56.0%
Operating Margin: 24.2%; -1.96%
Pretax Margin: 24.5%; -0.63%
Profit Margin: 18.5%; -2.35%
EBITDA Margin: 26.4%; 0.85%
FCF Margin: 32.7%; 9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 54.2%; 1.34%
Return on Assets (ROA): 29.5%; -3.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 110.7%; -0.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 49.9%; -0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.29; 1.37
Quick Ratio: 1.97; 0.93

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 13.5%; 9.45%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 21.1%; 9.41%
EPS Growth (YoY): 34.7%; 12.4%
FCF Growth (YoY): 19.4%; 14.5%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -18.2%; 7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 10.5%; 12.3%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 35.7%; 13.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 17.9%; 12.4%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.59; 0.64
Revenue Per Employee: $816.08K; $396.32K
Profits Per Employee: $151.07K; -$6.68K
Employee Count: 1,218; 525
WACC: 10.6%; 10.1%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $993.99M; $257.79M
Gross Profit: $915.39M; $158.36M
Operating Income: $240.12M; -$578.69K
Pretax Income: $243.52M; -$294.07K
Net Income: $184.01M; -$298.85K
EBITDA: $262.62M; -$75.39K
EPS (Diluted): $1.98; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $164.91M; $41.64M
Net Cash (Debt): $164.91M; $1.79M
Net Cash Per Share: $1.85; $0.13
Equity (Book Value): $303.24M; $51.00M
Book Value Per Share: $3.40; $1.99
Tangible Book Value: $272.86M; $2.78M
Working Capital: $138.81M; $14.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $328.37M; $5.65M
Capital Expenditures: -$3.15M; -$5.59M
Free Cash Flow: $325.22M; $35.58M
FCF Per Share: $3.65; $0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 6.03%; 0.38%
FCF Yield: 10.7%; 4.32%
Buyback Yield: 9.24%; 3.37%
Shareholder Yield: 9.24%; 3.80%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $55.57M; $1.62M
Effective Tax Rate: 22.8%; 22.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $12.32; $16.66
Graham Upside: -64.1%; -55.3%
Altman Z-Score: 10.41; 1.97
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 5
Beneish M-Score: -3.50; -2.82
Lynch Fair Value: $35.47; –
Lynch Upside: 3.50%; -35.4%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CARG	S&P 500	Difference	CARG per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+20.7%	-2.7%	+23.4 pts
3 months	-7.1%	-1.7%	−5.3 pts
Year to date	-10.6%	+11.9%	−22.5 pts
1 year	-3.9%	+12.0%	−15.9 pts
3 years	+79.5%	+78.2%	+1.3 pts	+21.5%	+21.2%
5 years	-11.1%	+73.2%	−84.3 pts	-2.3%	+11.6%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

9M CARG shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.3% from the previous report, or 13.09% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 59.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	9,372,263	-1.3%	1,116,333	8.4
Oct 15, 2026	9,492,243	+22.8%	1,885,695	5.0
Sep 30, 2026	7,729,497	+7.0%	1,418,779	5.5
Sep 15, 2026	7,226,663	+13.2%	898,977	8.0
Aug 31, 2026	6,386,305	+14.2%	715,452	8.9
Aug 14, 2026	5,590,737	-19.8%	1,049,027	5.3
Jul 31, 2026	6,970,307	-4.8%	980,763	7.1
Jul 15, 2026	7,320,142	-1.7%	1,306,580	5.6
Jun 30, 2026	7,444,708	-3.2%	1,631,530	4.6
Jun 15, 2026	7,693,925	+1.9%	1,257,256	6.1
May 29, 2026	7,549,690	+5.2%	1,884,357	4.0
May 15, 2026	7,177,945	-1.9%	1,512,904	4.7