CarGurus (CARG) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

CarGurus (CARG) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 92.23% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 92.33% in Q4 2025, and down 102.0% on a YoY basis from 4611.3% in Q1 2025.

CarGurus (CARG) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CarGurus' Gross Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 92.23% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 102.0% year-over-year to 92.23%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 92.53% (up 90.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 92.78%, up 160.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 92.23% for Q1 2026 at CarGurus, roughly flat from 92.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 2097.95% in Q4 2023 to a low of 35.36% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 194.02% across 5 years, with a median of 91.55% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin soared 205015 bps in 2023, then slumped 200468 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 47.79% in 2022, then jumped by 4290 bps to 2097.95% in 2023, then tumbled by 96 bps to 93.27% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 92.33% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 92.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 92.23% (Q1 2026), 92.33% (Q4 2025), and 92.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn 6.75%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 19.76%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 10.18%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 15.33%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 18.48%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 21.60%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 37.12%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 48.53%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 16.24%
10 CarGurus 2.58 Bn 2.51 Bn 224.62 Mn 92.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 92.23%
Dec 31, 2025 92.33%
Sep 30, 2025 92.68%
Jun 30, 2025 92.94%
Mar 31, 2025 93.24%
Dec 31, 2024 93.27%
Sep 30, 2024 87.74%
Jun 30, 2024 92.20%
Mar 31, 2024 91.55%
Dec 31, 2023 2,097.95%
Sep 30, 2023 74.88%
Jun 30, 2023 68.47%
Mar 31, 2023 66.81%
Dec 31, 2022 47.79%
Sep 30, 2022 35.36%
Jun 30, 2022 36.74%
Mar 31, 2022 42.24%
Dec 31, 2021 52.97%
Sep 30, 2021 73.07%
Jun 30, 2021 76.89%