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

CarGurus has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 9 years, most recently at 0.02% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.02%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.01%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.02% at CarGurus, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.01% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.02% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2021 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Invested Capital climbed as much as 1bps in 2025 and fell as far as -2bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2021, then crashed by -60bps to 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 42bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 96bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by -826bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for CARG at 0.02% in Q4 2025, 0.01% in Q3 2025, and 0.01% in Q2 2025.