CarGurus (CARG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
CarGurus (CARG) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 70.17% for Q2 2026, up 39.17 percentage points from 30.99% a year earlier and up 21.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CarGurus (CARG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, CarGurus posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 34.04%, up 30.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +9.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.62% in FY2024 (+0.36 pp), 3.26% in FY2023 (-9.35 pp), 12.62% in FY2022 (-12.17 pp) and 24.79% in FY2021 (+0.19 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +23.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 47.64 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 19.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 48.77% (Q1 2026), 41.59% (Q4 2025) and 37.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 21.12% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 41.53% |
| 10 | CarGurus | 2.79 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 231.10 Mn | 70.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 70.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.81% |
API Access
CarGurus Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();