CarGurus (CARG) reported $238.7 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.2%. EPS of $0.57 for the same period compares to $0.45 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $235.72 million, representing a surprise of +1.27%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.64%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.55.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how CarGurus performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Paying Dealers - U.S: 25,743 versus 25,756 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Paying Dealers - International: 7,930 versus 7,638 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (QARSD) - Consolidated: $6,492.00 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $6,500.48.
- Paying Dealers - Total: 33,673 compared to the 33,394 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (QARSD) - International: $2,375.00 compared to the $2,249.07 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (QARSD) - United States: $7,742.00 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $7,736.47.
- Revenue- Marketplace: $231.65 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $230.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.5%.
- Revenue- Wholesale: $2.25 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.2 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -81.4%.
- Revenue- Product: $4.79 million compared to the $2.01 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -68.5% year over year.
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Shares of CarGurus have returned -2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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