CarGurus (CARG) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)
CarGurus (CARG) posted EBT Margin of 25.3% for Q2 2026, up 49.75% on a QoQ basis from 16.89% in Q1 2026, and down 313.0% year-over-year from 11.88% in Q2 2025.
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CarGurus (CARG) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CarGurus has reported EBT Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 25.3% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 313.0% year-over-year to 25.3% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 29.1%, a 1161.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 27.88%, up 678.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 25.3% for Q2 2026 at CarGurus, up from 16.89% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 973.05% in Q4 2023, with the low at 46.17% in Q2 2024.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 71.16%, with a median of 15.27% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBT Margin soared 96169 bps in 2023, then slumped 87836 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 11.36% in 2022, then surged by 8464 bps to 973.05% in 2023, then slumped by 90 bps to 94.68% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 49.9% in 2025, then plunged by 49 bps to 25.3% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 25.3% (Q2 2026), 16.89% (Q1 2026), and 49.9% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 263.05 Bn | 227.79 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 9.82% |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.16 Bn | 108.94 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 34.82% |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.31 Bn | 82.02 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 36.60% |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.07 Bn | 86.00 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 24.86% |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 90.61 Bn | 75.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 5.96% |
| 6 | Ebay | 49.77 Bn | 46.46 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 21.22% |
| 7 | Expedia | 31.98 Bn | 24.85 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 23.80% |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.57 Bn | 9.72 Bn | 751.00 Mn | 14.09% |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.59 Bn | 6.63 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | CarGurus | 2.51 Bn | 2.39 Bn | 231.10 Mn | 25.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 94.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -46.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 973.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.04% |
API Access
CarGurus EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "CARG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();