CarGurus (CARG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026)
CarGurus' Return on Assets [ROA] was 32.74% in Q2 2026, up 14.40 percentage points from 18.34% a year earlier and up 7.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CarGurus (CARG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at CarGurus came in at 20.98%, up 18.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +3.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.41% in FY2024 (+0.02 pp), 2.39% in FY2023 (-6.11 pp), 8.50% in FY2022 (-6.90 pp) and 15.40% in FY2021 (-1.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 28.13 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 12.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CARG's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 25.24% (Q1 2026), 23.58% (Q4 2025) and 21.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 30.04% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 16.11% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 22.85% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.49% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 15.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | 25.12% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 14.15% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 25.34% |
| 10 | CarGurus | 2.79 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 231.10 Mn | 32.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.64% |
API Access
CarGurus Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();