CarGurus vs Cars.com
CarGurus reported revenue of $907 million in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Cars.com's $723 million in fiscal 2025. CarGurus' revenue grew 13.7% in its latest year, and Cars.com's grew 0.6%. CarGurus had an operating margin of 26.9%, against 8.3% at Cars.com. Free cash flow was $289 million at CarGurus and $147 million at Cars.com.
Side by side
| CarGurus | Cars.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $907M | $723M |
| Revenue growth | 13.7% | 0.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.5% | 5.7% |
| Gross margin | 92.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 8.3% |
| Net margin | 17.2% | 2.8% |
| Free cash flow | $289M | $147M |
| Free cash flow margin | 31.9% | 20.4% |
| Return on capital | 90.3% | 3.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.7x | 2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $352M | $87M |
| Change in diluted share count | −5.5% | −6.1% |
| Last close | $33.74 | $13.35 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.0× | 17.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $999,899, sold $7.5 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the CarGurus and Cars.com pages.