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

CarGurus (CARG) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.08% for Q1 2026, up 8.0% year-over-year from 0.07% in Q1 2025, and up 612.37% on a QoQ basis from 0.02% in Q4 2025.

CarGurus (CARG) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CarGurus (CARG) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 10 consecutive years, with 0.08% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 8.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.08% (up 8.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.08% for Q1 2026 at CarGurus, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.08% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.11% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.0% recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital dropped 7 bps in 2023 and advanced 8 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then slumped by 155 bps to 0.11% in 2023, then jumped by 56 bps to 0.05% in 2024, then jumped by 70 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 612 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.08%, 0.02%, and 0.0% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn -0.01%
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 0.00%
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 0.00%
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.00%
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 0.00%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 0.00%
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 0.00%
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 0.00%
10 CarGurus 2.67 Mn -69.38 Mn 224.62 Mn 0.08%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.08%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.05%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.11%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.04%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%