For the quarter ended December 2025, CarGurus (CARG) reported revenue of $241.09 million, up 5.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.63, compared to $0.55 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.17% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $238.31 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.61, the EPS surprise was +3.7%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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: 26,049 versus 25,935 estimated by three analysts on average. Paying Dealers - International: 8,360 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 8,021. Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (QARSD) - Consolidated: $6,616.00 versus $6,580.97 estimated by three analysts on average. Paying Dealers - Total: 34,409 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 33,956. Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (QARSD) - International: $2,413.00 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2,401.76. Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (QARSD) - United States: $7,938.00 versus $7,837.80 estimated by two analysts on average.View all Key Company Metrics for CarGurus here>>>
Shares of CarGurus have returned -15.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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