profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
CarGurus
$34.81+1.58% today
-3.9% in 1 year
1-year low $26.961-year high $39.03
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $19.96 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What CarGurus sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.66 billion in 2022 to $907 million in 2025, with $156 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
CarGurus handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $352M
Free cash flow 2025$266M
Bought back its own shares$352M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$191M vs. $191M
CarGurus vs. similar companies
CarGurus grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarGurus | 20.0× · Fair price | ||
 Penske Automotive Group | 14.9× · Cheap | ||
 CarMax | 30.5× · Expensive | ||
 Lithia Motors | 7.8× · Cheap | ||
 Rush Enterprises | 19.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads CarGurus's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,655 | 698 | 798 | 907 | |
| 658 | 637 | 728 | 842 | |
| 108 | 120 | 169 | 245 | |
| 154 | 169 | 194 | 273 | |
| 84 | 37 | 21 | 156 | |
| 0.62 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 3.51 | |
| 39.7% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 92.8% | |
| 6.6% | 17.2% | 21.2% | 27.0% | |
| 5.1% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 17.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 927 | 919 | 825 | 662 |
| Cash | 470 | 291 | 304 | 191 |
| Total debt | 66 | 194 | 193 | 191 |
| Total liabilities | 156 | 302 | 283 | 288 |
| 735 | 617 | 542 | 374 | |
| 128 | 114 | 106 | 100 | |
| 10.7% | 11.7% | 18.2% | 34.2% | |
| 11.5% | 6.0% | 3.9% | 41.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | 125 | 255 | 295 | |
| 17 | 41 | 94 | 29 | |
| 239 | 83 | 162 | 266 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | 209 | 146 | 352 | |
| 55 | 64 | 62 | 50 |
Valuation
- 20.0×
- 13.8×
- 0.26
- 13.8×
- 3.4×
- 11.7×
- 11.4×
- 8.5%
- 5.0%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 92.8%
- 27.0%
- 17.2%
- 29.1%
- 37.8%
- 15.4%
- 41.9%
- 28.7%
- 49.3%
- 16.4%
Growth
- −18.2%
- +78.2%
- +60.2%
- –
- −5.0%
Financial health
- 0.4×
- 0.79
- 36.2%
- –
- 1.65
- 1.65
- 1.84
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 1%of 982
Top 6%of 996
Bottom 47%of 860
Bottom 1%of 996
Top 30%of 982
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $37.42
- Range
- $33.50 – $45.00
- 4 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.58 | 0.56 | +3.6% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.63 | 0.61 | +3.3% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 0.57 | 0.55 | +3.6% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 0.57 | 0.54 | +5.6% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.46 | 0.42 | +9.5% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 0.55 | 0.50 | +10.0% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 0.45 | 0.42 | +7.1% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.41 | 0.34 | +20.6% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
71Pass
Benjamin Graham
59No pass
Philip Fisher
90Pass
Peter Lynch
89Pass
Joel Greenblatt
71Pass
Charlie Munger
89Pass
Terry Smith
86Pass
Questions about CarGurus
Is CarGurus a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the CarGurus AI analysis
What does CarGurus do?
CarGurus, Inc. operates an online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, U.S. Marketplace and Digital Wholesale. It is in Auto - Dealerships, based in Boston, MA, United States, with 1,218 employees.
Does CarGurus pay a dividend?
No. CarGurus does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $352 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is CarGurus stock halal?
Yes. CarGurus passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 6% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has CarGurus stock done over the past year?
Down 3.9% over the past twelve months, to $34.81. It traded between $26.96 and $39.03 and is 10.8% below its high.
Who are CarGurus's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Penske Automotive Group, CarMax, Lithia Motors and Rush Enterprises. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with CarGurus's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.