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Shares
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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

CarGurus, Inc. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

CarGurus, Inc. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Aug 6, 2026 Audio replay
Aug 6, 2026 40:59 23 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
40:59
Sources
4 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

CarGurus reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $251 million, up 13% year-over-year and above the midpoint of guidance, with adjusted EBITDA of $85 million (34% margin) and free cash flow of $88 million, while raising its full-year profitability outlook.

Dealer workflow expansion (four pillars) 80 Quarterly financial performance 31 AI-driven product innovation 29 Dealer spending environment 6 Data advantage / first-party signals 4 International business 4

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We delivered strong second quarter results with revenue growing 13% year-over-year to $251 million, above the midpoint of our guidance range”
  • “We believe we remain well positioned to continue capturing a disproportionate share of incremental spend as the environment improves”
  • “we are raising our full-year profitability outlook and now expect full-year non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins to compress approximately 50 to 150 basis points in 2026 relative to 2025”
  • “In the first half of this year, dealers have taken a more deliberate approach to incremental spending decisions. We believe market trends like dealer margin pressure and fewer days on lot, coupled with one-time developments like recent FTC-mandated all-in price transparency requirements made dealers more cautious about spending. We view these factors as temporary, not structural.”

Forward guidance

1 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $250.97M +13.1% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.54 +145.5% YoY
Gross margin 92.1% -0.8 pp YoY
Net income $49.19M +120.2% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Revenue grew 13% YoY to $251 million, above the midpoint of guidance
  • International revenue grew 28% YoY
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew 7% YoY to $85 million at a 34% margin, at the high end of guidance
  • Free cash flow of $88 million, converting 103% of adjusted EBITDA
  • Raised full-year profitability outlook; now expects adjusted EBITDA margins to compress only ~50–150 bps vs. 2025
  • Average sessions per dealer up 28% YoY

Risks & pressure points

  • Dealers took a more deliberate approach to incremental spending in the first half, citing margin pressure, fewer days on lot, and FTC-mandated all-in price transparency
  • Full-year revenue growth guidance unchanged, implying ongoing cautious dealer spending environment
  • Credit Facility revolving commitments reduced from $400 million to $200 million
  • New incurrence-based covenant prohibits certain additional indebtedness unless pro forma Consolidated Total Gross Leverage Ratio does not exceed 6.25:1.00

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins
full-year 2026
-150% – -50%

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · regions

United States$226.27M +11.7% YoY
Non Us$24.70M +27.7% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$27.70M
Shares repurchased
946,971
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