CarGurus (CARG) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
CarGurus (CARG) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 48.45% in Q1 2026, up 8.94% quarter-over-quarter from 44.47% in Q4 2025, and up 2104.0% on a YoY basis from 2.2% in Q1 2025.
CarGurus (CARG) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CarGurus' Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 48.45% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2104.0% year-over-year to 48.45%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 48.45% (up 2104.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 38.04%, up 1785.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 48.45% for Q1 2026 at CarGurus, up from 44.47% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 54.58% in Q3 2025 to a low of 3.03% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.15% across 5 years, with a median of 16.74% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 836 bps in 2022, then jumped 5068 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.67% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 13.85% in 2023, then soared by 60 bps to 22.19% in 2024, then surged by 100 bps to 44.47% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 48.45% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 48.45% (Q1 2026), 44.47% (Q4 2025), and 54.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | CarGurus | 2.58 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 224.62 Mn | 48.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 54.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.80% |