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CarGurus - Ordinary Shares - Class A Earnings Calls
| Release date | May 07, 2026 |
| EPS estimate | $0.560 |
| EPS actual | $0.580 |
| EPS Surprise | 3.57% |
| Revenue estimate | 243.099M |
| Revenue actual | 243.555M |
| Revenue Surprise | 0.188% |
| Release date | Feb 19, 2026 |
| EPS estimate | $0.610 |
| EPS actual | $0.630 |
| EPS Surprise | 3.28% |
| Revenue estimate | 239.044M |
| Revenue actual | 241.094M |
| Revenue Surprise | 0.86% |
| Release date | Nov 06, 2025 |
| EPS estimate | $0.550 |
| EPS actual | $0.570 |
| EPS Surprise | 3.64% |
| Revenue estimate | 239.072M |
| Revenue actual | 238.696M |
| Revenue Surprise | -0.157% |
| Release date | Aug 07, 2025 |
| EPS estimate | $0.540 |
| EPS actual | $0.570 |
| EPS Surprise | 5.56% |
| Revenue estimate | 232.245M |
| Revenue actual | 234.033M |
| Revenue Surprise | 0.770% |
Last 4 Quarters for CarGurus - Ordinary Shares - Class A
Below you can see how CARG performed 4 days prior and 4 days after releasing the earnings report. Also, you can see the pre-estimates and the actual earnings. This information can give you a slight idea of what you might expect for the next quarter's release.
| Release date | Aug 07, 2025 |
| Price on release | $31.41 |
| EPS estimate | $0.540 |
| EPS actual | $0.570 |
| EPS surprise | 5.56% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug 01, 2025 | $31.86 |
| Aug 04, 2025 | $31.57 |
| Aug 05, 2025 | $31.48 |
| Aug 06, 2025 | $31.81 |
| Aug 07, 2025 | $31.41 |
| Aug 08, 2025 | $29.11 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $29.65 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $30.60 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $32.10 |
| 4 days before | -1.41% |
| 4 days after | 2.20% |
| On release day | -7.32% |
| Change in period | 0.753% |
| Release date | Nov 06, 2025 |
| Price on release | $33.13 |
| EPS estimate | $0.550 |
| EPS actual | $0.570 |
| EPS surprise | 3.64% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2025 | $35.12 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | $35.09 |
| Nov 04, 2025 | $33.98 |
| Nov 05, 2025 | $34.06 |
| Nov 06, 2025 | $33.13 |
| Nov 07, 2025 | $33.34 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $35.42 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | $34.63 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $35.65 |
| 4 days before | -5.67% |
| 4 days after | 7.61% |
| On release day | 0.634% |
| Change in period | 1.51% |
| Release date | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Price on release | $29.20 |
| EPS estimate | $0.610 |
| EPS actual | $0.630 |
| EPS surprise | 3.28% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | $26.96 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $27.34 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $27.73 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $28.30 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $29.20 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $30.17 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $27.86 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $28.98 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $30.26 |
| 4 days before | 8.31% |
| 4 days after | 3.63% |
| On release day | 3.32% |
| Change in period | 12.24% |
| Release date | May 07, 2026 |
| Price on release | $38.16 |
| EPS estimate | $0.560 |
| EPS actual | $0.580 |
| EPS surprise | 3.57% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| May 01, 2026 | $37.04 |
| May 04, 2026 | $36.98 |
| May 05, 2026 | $37.67 |
| May 06, 2026 | $37.41 |
| May 07, 2026 | $38.16 |
| May 08, 2026 | $34.75 |
| May 11, 2026 | $32.39 |
| May 12, 2026 | $31.57 |
| May 13, 2026 | $31.22 |
| 4 days before | 3.02% |
| 4 days after | -18.19% |
| On release day | -8.95% |
| Change in period | -15.71% |
CarGurus - Ordinary Shares - Class A Earnings Call Transcript Summary of Q1 2026
CarGurus reported a strong Q1 2026: revenue grew 15% year-over-year to $244M, adjusted EBITDA was $80M (up 17%) with a 33% margin, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.58 (up 21%). Growth was driven by premium tier adoption, AI-powered products, lead growth, and net dealer additions — with particularly strong international performance (U.K. and Canada +39% YoY). Key product rollouts and traction: PriceVantage (VIN-level pricing recommendations) reached several hundred paying dealers and showed material improvements in turn time and VDP views; Shopper Signals launched in April with over 8,000 dealer engagements; Performance Insights delivered high dealer engagement and increased price update activity; Discover (generative AI search) and an app integration within ChatGPT expanded AI-native discovery; Sell My Car expanded to Canada; Dealership Mode adoption (daily lot visits +67% since Q4) strengthened in-store conversion signals. The company is investing heavily in AI and product development (2026 is an “investment year”), reporting AI-driven productivity gains (20% YoY engineering lift; 50% QoQ lift among prior AI laggards) and a ~30% increase in unpaid leads attributed to AI content. Capital allocation remains disciplined: $175M of a $250M 2026 buyback was executed in Q1 ( ~$75M remains), while preserving funds for product investment and M&A. Guidance: Q2 revenue $247–252M (+11–14% YoY) and reiteration of full-year 2026 revenue growth of 10–13%, with expected non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin compression ~1.5–2.5 pts vs. 2025 due to investments. Management emphasized embedding proprietary first-party marketplace signals into dealer workflows to increase dealer wallet share and deepen consumer engagement.
