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CarGurus (CARG) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

CarGurus has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 9 years, most recently at 9.47% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1272.0% year-over-year to 9.47%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 9.47%, down 1272.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 8.26%, 1192.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 9.47% at CarGurus, down from 53.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 53.76% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 3.03% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 18.72% and a median of 16.88% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 4986bps in 2025 and fell as far as -1272bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.03% in 2021, then tumbled by -40bps to 12.67% in 2022, then increased by 9bps to 13.85% in 2023, then surged by 60bps to 22.19% in 2024, then tumbled by -57bps to 9.47% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CARG at 9.47% in Q4 2025, 53.76% in Q3 2025, and 48.33% in Q2 2025.