CarGurus (CARG) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)
CarGurus' Tax Rate was 22.52% in Q2 2026, up 0.14 percentage points from 22.38% a year earlier and up 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
CarGurus (CARG) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, CarGurus' Tax Rate was 23.00% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.19%, down 1.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +0.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 23.55% in FY2024 (-10.02 pp), 33.56% in FY2023 (+4.46 pp), 29.10% in FY2022 (+3.00 pp) and 26.10% in FY2021 (+4.35 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 20.95% (Q3 2025) and 38.37% (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 15.60 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 14.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CARG's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 21.67% (Q1 2026), 24.66% (Q4 2025) and 20.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,170.47 Bn | 3,927.99 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 19.14% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,765.68 Bn | 1,468.20 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.50% |
| 3 | Netflix | 294.36 Bn | 254.56 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 16.40% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.08 Bn | 65.86 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 227.87 Bn | 205.05 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.38% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 141.82 Bn | 113.62 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 25.63% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 126.68 Bn | 59.73 Bn | - | 23.83% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.62 Bn | -130.15 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 109.05 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 24.31% |
| 10 | CarGurus | 2.87 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 231.10 Mn | 22.52% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.23% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.91% |
CarGurus Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CARG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();