CarGurus (CARG) Selling, General & Administrative (2016 - 2026)
CarGurus' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $28.21 million for Q2 2026, up 11.6% from $25.27 million a year earlier and up 6.5% from the prior quarter.
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CarGurus (CARG) Selling, General & Administrative (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CarGurus reported Selling, General & Administrative of $102.27 million, up 4.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $101.42 million, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $103.22 million in FY2024 (+8.7%), $94.96 million in FY2023 (+29.9%), $73.12 million in FY2022 (-25.1%) and $97.68 million in FY2021 (+57.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Selling, General & Administrative is $1.72 million (Q4 2022) to $33.51 million (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 937.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 94.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CARG's Selling, General & Administrative at $26.48 million (Q1 2026), $19.11 million (Q4 2025) and $28.46 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 6.14 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 14.86 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 466.37 Mn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 130.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 64.46 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 165.66 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 338.00 Mn |
| 10 | CarGurus | 3.03 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 237.08 Mn | 27.52 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.58 Mn |
API Access
CarGurus Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();