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As of today (2025-05-28), CarGurus's current share price is $31.71. CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was $6.72. CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 4.72.
The historical rank and industry rank for CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 10 years, CarGurus's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 5.92. The lowest was 4.29. And the median was 5.29.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.
CarGurus's adjusted revenue per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was $8.417. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $6.72 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec24.
The historical data trend for CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.
Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.
CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio | = | Share Price | / | Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share |
= | 31.71 | / | 6.72 | |
= | 4.72 |
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
CarGurus's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 is calculated as:
For example, CarGurus's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was:
Adj_RevenuePerShare | = | Revenue per Share | / | CPI of Dec24 (Change) | * | Current CPI (Dec24) |
= | 8.417 | / | 133.1571 | * | 133.1571 | |
= | 8.417 |
Current CPI (Dec24) = 133.1571.
CarGurus Annual Data
Revenue per Share | CPI | Adj_RevenuePerShare | |
201512 | 0.924 | 99.792 | 1.233 |
201612 | 1.856 | 101.863 | 2.426 |
201712 | 5.225 | 104.011 | 6.689 |
201812 | 4.006 | 105.998 | 5.032 |
201912 | 5.192 | 108.420 | 6.377 |
202012 | 4.844 | 109.897 | 5.869 |
202112 | 8.122 | 117.630 | 9.194 |
202212 | 12.915 | 125.222 | 13.733 |
202312 | 8.006 | 129.419 | 8.237 |
202412 | 8.417 | 133.157 | 8.417 |
Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.
Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.
CarGurus (NAS:CARG) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation
Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.
If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.
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Samuel Zales | officer: Chief Operating Officer | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Matthew Todd Quinn | officer: Chief Technology Officer | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Dafna Sarnoff | officer: Chief Marketing Officer | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Langley Steinert | director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Chairman | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Jason Trevisan | officer: CFO and Treasurer | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Greg M Schwartz | director | C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101 |
Javier Esquivel Zamora | officer: General Counsel and Secretary | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Andrea Lee Eldridge | officer: Chief People Officer | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Manik Gupta | director | 1999 SCOTT LN, LOS ALTOS CA 94024 |
Scot Christopher Fredo | officer: CFO and Treasurer | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Thomas Michael Caputo | officer: Sr. VP, Product | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Yann Bruno Gellot | officer: VP, Finance & Accounting (PAO) | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Kathleen Bender Patton | officer: Sr. VP, GC and Secretary | 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Sarah Amory Welch | officer: Sr. VP, Consumer Marketing | C/O CARGURUS, INC., 2 CANAL PARK, 4TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 |
Anastasios Parafestas | director, 10 percent owner | C/O THE BOLLARD GROUP LLC, ONE JOY STREET, BOSTON MA 02108 |
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