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How CarGurus, Inc. stacks up
CARG · against 117 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
98/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #3 of 118 · scores higher than 97% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including CARG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 98?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 87% of peers. Operating margin: 24.4% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on assets: 31.7% vs peer median 2.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on invested capital: 131.3% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CARG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CARG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 110 reported | 131.3% | 7.1% | 98% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 117 reported | 24.4% | 11.9% | 84% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 116 reported | 31.7% | 3.1% | 98% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 113 reported | 53.5% | 7.1% | 97% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 119 reported | 92.4% | 50.0% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CARG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 6 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 80 | |
| 7 | 615.0B JPY (≈$4.2B) | 95 | 67 | |
| 8 | 93.9B MXN (≈$5.1B) | 94 | 82 | |
| 8 | 5.4B USD | 94 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score