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CarGurus

NSQ:CARG · US1417881091
Interactive Media & ServicesMedium

360

96
EV / EBIT74
Price / Owner Earnings37
Owner Earnings Yield67
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales39
EV / Gross Profit42
Price/Book16
Return on Capital93
Cash Return on Capital96
Return on Equity96
EBIT Margin81
Gross Profitability95
Cash Conversion54
Accruals88
Owner Earnings Margin76
Sales growth48
Profit Growth63
Long-Term EPS Growth84
Owner Earnings Growth80
Reinvestment7
Price momentum59
Debt load46
Refinancing58
Debt Payback29
Liquidity86
Analyst ratings42
Opinion Changes44
Price Target Upside50
Market mood43
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CarGurus generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryInteractive Media & Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2015
Employees1,234
ISINUS1417881091
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Salesforce AutomationCollaborative ConsumptionCar SharingMarketing AutomationDigital MediaSoftware DevelopmentAutomotiveClassifiedsPrice ComparisonShopping

Description

CarGurus, Inc. (CarGurus), a multinational automotive platform, helps consumers and dealers confidently buy and sell vehicles. The company’s selection, trusted automotive insights, and data-driven products and solutions support each shopper’s journe…

Analysis

Quality compounder

CarGurus, Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 15.6×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 3% a year, against analyst forecasts of 21%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
51
2023202420252026

All-time high

95

Jan 2023

All-time low

27

Jan 2025

Average rank

62

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
39
35
34
62
Price/Earnings
62
57
69
76
Price/Book
16
20
39
42
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
22
23
23
65

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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