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CARSCars.com had an operating margin of 8.3% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 3.9% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 74.5% | 16.1% | no data |
| 2014 | 76.7% | 4.5% | no data |
| 2015 | 80.4% | 26.4% | 26.5% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | 27.9% | 27.9% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | 21.4% | 35.8% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | 12.7% | 5.9% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | −73.5% | −73.4% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | −162.1% | −149.2% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | 7.8% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | 10.1% | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | 7.4% | 6.7% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | 8.3% | 2.8% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | no data | no data | no data |
| 2014 | no data | 1.0% | no data |
| 2015 | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | 5.8% | 8.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | −39.0% | −17.3% | −22.0% |
| 2020 | −100.0% | −53.4% | −76.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | 5.7% | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | 6.1% | 1.7% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | 6.1% | 10.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 20 Mar 2026)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.