CARG PEER ANALYSIS

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CARGCarGurus

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Auto & Truck Dealerships

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CARGIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CARG	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
P/E	22.27	24.62	205.09	12.94●	21.74
P/B	14.00	3.01	1.57	0.59●	2.34
EV/EBITDA	13.21	11.87	13.66	4.65●	12.39
P/S	3.47	0.43	0.81	0.15●	0.40

Financial Health
Metric	CARG	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.65●	1.09	0.60	1.25	1.13
Debt/Equity	79.3%	202.1%	119.3%	47.6%●	180.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.45●	4.41	5.80	1.88	6.07

Profitability
Metric	CARG	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	15.6%●	1.7%	0.4%	1.2%	2.2%
ROE	46.6%●	14.3%	1.0%	5.0%	11.6%
ROA	24.7%●	3.9%	0.4%	2.5%	3.4%
EBITDA Margin	27.2%●	5.7%	10.3%	5.6%	5.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CARG	APE	BYD	DOAS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.9%	16.5%●	9.4%	9.1%	4.8%
NI Growth	285.1%●	10.5%	-1.2%	-58.4%	-6.0%
Div. Yield	—	3.5%	0.3%	17.6%●	1.0%
Payout	—	83.5%	76.9%	227.4%	22.4%

Valuation
Metric	CARG	GPI	ABG	SAH	DRVN	MCW	Ind. Median
P/E	22.27	10.94	7.24●	27.24	13.15	21.53	21.74
P/B	14.00	1.25	1.01●	3.02	3.13	2.02	2.34
EV/EBITDA	13.21	10.38	8.46●	14.44	16.01	13.73	12.39
P/S	3.47	0.16●	0.22	0.20	1.36	2.22	0.40

Financial Health
Metric	CARG	GPI	ABG	SAH	DRVN	MCW	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.65●	0.95	0.94	1.03	1.38	0.49	1.13
Debt/Equity	79.3%●	197.6%	138.1%	451.3%	276.5%	149.2%	180.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.45●	6.34	4.88	8.64	7.26	5.73	6.07

Profitability
Metric	CARG	GPI	ABG	SAH	DRVN	MCW	Ind. Median
Net Margin	15.6%●	1.5%	3.0%	0.7%	10.4%	10.3%	2.2%
ROE	46.6%●	11.2%	14.5%	10.5%	26.3%	10.0%	11.6%
ROA	24.7%●	3.3%	5.1%	1.8%	4.3%	3.5%	3.4%
EBITDA Margin	27.2%	3.9%	6.2%	3.4%	15.6%	27.8%●	5.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CARG	GPI	ABG	SAH	DRVN	MCW	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.9%	7.2%●	4.8%	4.8%	-16.4%	5.0%	4.8%
NI Growth	285.1%●	-31.8%	31.9%	-55.5%	—	36.8%	-6.0%
Div. Yield	—	0.0%	—	1.8%●	—	—	1.0%
Payout	—	7.9%	—	45.6%	—	—	22.4%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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