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CarGurus profit margin CARG

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2016.

Net margin, 12 months
18.2%
Net margin on a year earlier
+2.9 pts
Peer median
12.2%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CarGurus kept 18.2% of its revenue as net profit and a gross margin of 92.3%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 15.7%.

The median for 10 application software stocks of a similar size is 12.2%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202517.2%n/a92.8%
FY20242.6%1.7%91.2%
FY20234.0%3.6%71.3%
FY20225.1%6.6%39.7%
FY202111.5%15.6%69.1%
FY202014.1%17.7%92.3%
FY20197.2%5.8%93.8%
FY201814.4%5.1%94.5%
FY20174.2%4.8%94.4%
FY20163.3%n/a95.2%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2618.2%+2.9 ptsn/a
Q1 FY2615.9%+11.2 ptsn/a
Q4 FY2517.2%+14.6 ptsn/a
Q3 FY2517.3%+21.4 pts25.0%
Q2 FY2515.3%+19.7 pts22.6%
Q1 FY254.7%−0.6 pts4.6%
Q4 FY242.6%−1.4 pts1.7%
Q3 FY24−4.0%−11.1 pts−7.7%
Q2 FY24−4.4%−10.4 pts−8.0%
Q1 FY245.3%+0.1 pts5.2%
Q4 FY234.0%−1.1 pts3.6%
Q3 FY237.1%+1.9 pts8.6%

Against its peers

Companies in Software - Application nearest CarGurus' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CARGCarGurus18.2%
FIVNFive94.9%
DXCDXC Technology1.0%
MGNIMagnite22.5%
GRNDGrindr18.7%
RAMPLiveRamp18.7%
FAFirst Advantage1.5%
LIFLife36025.7%
DVDoubleVerify7.7%
INODInnodata14.7%
EVTCEVERTEC9.8%
Peer median12.2%

Where CarGurus ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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