CarGurus (CARG) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

CarGurus (CARG) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of $27.3 million in Q3 2025, up 374.58% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 958.36% on a YoY basis from $2.6 million in Q3 2024.

CarGurus (CARG) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

CarGurus' Deferred Taxes history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $27.3 million for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, Deferred Taxes rose 958.36% year-over-year to $27.3 million; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at $33.6 million (up 163.59% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was -$27.7 million, up 26.2% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $27.3 million for Q3 2025 at CarGurus, up from -$9.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $27.3 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$35.1 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$3.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$4.5 million in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 11351.32% in 2022; the steepest drop was 21918.33% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$76000.0 in 2021, then surged by 11351.32% to $8.6 million in 2022, then sank by 163.78% to -$5.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 459.5% to $19.6 million in 2024, then surged by 39.22% to $27.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $27.3 million (Q3 2025), -$9.9 million (Q2 2025), and -$3.4 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn -35.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -2.82 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 16.20 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 22.20 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 4.32 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 2.60 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn -13.70 Mn
10 CarGurus 2.58 Bn 2.51 Bn 224.62 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 27.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -9.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 19.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -35.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -9.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -15.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -4.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -11.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -10.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -13.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -76,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 3.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 60,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 4.77 Mn