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CarGurus Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

CarGurus Announces Second Quarter 2026

Cargurus, Inc.August 6, 20263
CarGurus Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

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Q2'26 revenue grew 13% YoY to $251.0 million, above the midpoint of our guidance range Q2'26 GAAP net income from continuing operations of $49.2 million; non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $84.7 million, toward the high end of our guidance range Q2'26 cash flow from operations of $94.6 million; non-GAAP free cash flow of $87.7 million Repurchased $29.2 million worth of shares in Q2'26, bringing total repurchases since December 2022 to over 30% of shares outstanding BOSTON, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CarGurus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARG), the No. 1 visited automotive shopping site in the U.S. 1 , today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. “We delivered strong second-quarter results, with 13% year-over-year revenue growth and continued momentum in our International business,” said Jason Trevisan, Chief Executive Officer at CarGurus. “We expanded the use of data and predictive intelligence in dealer workflows through our AI-powered products and solutions. At the same time, this quarter we introduced Guru, our consumer-facing AI layer that advances our broader strategy of becoming a trusted, AI-led expert consumer guide across the full car-shopping journey. Together, our dealer and consumer initiatives have been driving deeper engagement, which we believe strengthens our competitive position and creates durable long-term value for our customers and stockholders.” Second Quarter Financial Highlights Below are our financial highlights from continuing operations (1) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30, 2026     June 30, 2026       Results (in millions)     Variance from Prior Year     Results (in millions)     Variance from Prior Year   Revenue   $ 251.0       13 %   $ 494.5       14 %                           Gross Profit (2)   $ 231.1       12 %   $ 455.7       13 % % Margin     92 %   (86) bps       92 %   (93) bps                             Operating Expenses (2)   $ 168.1       15 %   $ 352.7       20 %                           GAAP Net Income from continuing operations (2)   $ 49.2       0 %   $ 81.4       (11 )% % Margin     20 %   (247) bps       16 %   (451) bps                             Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (3)   $ 84.7       7 %   $ 165.0       11 % % Margin (3)     34 %   (199) bps       33 %   (74) bps                             Cash and Cash Equivalents at period end (4)   $ 122.1       (36 )%   $ 122.1       (36 )% (1) In August 2025 the Board of Directors of CarGurus approved the wind-down of CarOffer, LLC (“CarOffer”), which was completed as of December 31, 2025. We have presented the financial results of CarOffer as discontinued operations in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. No assets or liabilities were classified as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025. No results of operations were classified as discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, was derived from the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement of CarGurus, Inc. as of that date, adjusted for the reclassification of discontinued operations. The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as of June 30, 2025, related to discontinued operations has not been separately reclassified and are included within the period referenced. (2) During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized $0.5 million of impairment in operating expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized $20.2 million of impairments, inclusive of $0.5 million in cost of revenue and $19.7 million in operating expenses. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recognized $0.5 million of impairment in operating expenses. (3) For more information regarding our use of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and other non-GAAP financial measures, please see the reconciliations of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures and the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Metrics” below. (4) Variance represents the change from December 31, 2025.     Three Months Ended       June 30, 2026       Results     Variance from Prior Year   Key Performance Indicators (1)             U.S. Paying Dealers     26,151       3 % International Paying Dealers     8,478       11 % Total Paying Dealers     34,629       5 %               U.S. QARSD   $ 8,134       8 % International QARSD   $ 2,568       11 % Consolidated QARSD   $ 6,771       7 % (1) For more information regarding our use of Key Performance Indicators, please see the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Metrics” below. Third Quarter and Full-Year 2026 Guidance  The table below provides CarGurus’ guidance, which is based on recent market trends, industry conditions, and management’s expectations and assumptions as of today. Third Quarter 2026 Guidance Metrics Values Total revenue $253.5 million to $258.5 million Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations $82.0 million to $90.0 million Non-GAAP Earnings per Share from continuing operations $0.63 to $0.69 Full-Year 2026 Guidance Metrics Values Revenue change YoY 10% to 13% Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations margin change YoY (0.5)% to (1.5)% Guidance for the third quarter 2026 non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations calculations assumes 90.0 million diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. The assumptions that are built into guidance for the third quarter and full-year 2026 regarding our pace of paid dealer acquisition, churn, and expansion activity for the relevant period are based on recent market trends and industry conditions. Guidance for the third quarter and full-year 2026 excludes macro-level industry issues that result in dealers and consumers materially changing their recent market trends or that cause us to enact measures to assist dealers. Guidance also excludes any potential impact of future foreign currency exchange gains or losses. CarGurus may incur charges, realize gains or losses, or experience other events or circumstances in 2026 that could cause any of these assumptions to change and/or actual results to vary from this guidance. CarGurus has not reconciled its guidance of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations to GAAP net income from continuing operations or non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations to GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations because we are unable to accurately predict without unreasonable effort the exact amount or timing of certain reconciling items between such GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including, as applicable, depreciation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, non-intangible amortization, stock-based compensation, impairments, other income, net, and income tax effects. The variability of these reconciling items could have a significant impact on our future GAAP reported results. Conference Call and Webcast Information CarGurus will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results and business outlook at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, August 6, 2026. To access the conference call, dial (877) 451-6152 for callers in the U.S. or Canada, or (201) 389-0879 for international callers. The webcast will be available live on the Investors section of CarGurus’ website at investors.cargurus.com . An audio replay of the call will also be available to investors beginning at approximately 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, August 6, 2026, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2026, by dialing (844) 512-2921 for callers in the U.S. or Canada, or (412) 317-6671 for international callers, and entering passcode 13759727. In addition, an archived webcast will be available on the Investors section of CarGurus’ website at investors.cargurus.com . About CarGurus CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG) is the leading multinational automotive platform helping consumers and dealers confidently buy and sell vehicles. Founded in 2006 with a mission to bring more trust and transparency to car shopping, CarGurus is the No. 1 visited automotive shopping site in the U.S. 1 with the largest selection of inventory and network of dealers. 2 CarGurus’ unmatched selection, trusted automotive insights, and data-driven products and solutions support each shopper’s journey — from online research and shopping to in-dealership decisions — to empower them at every step. And, by translating data from billions of monthly site interactions, CarGurus provides dealers a personalized, predictive intelligence platform with software solutions that helps them run their businesses more efficiently and profitably at all stages of inventory acquisition and pricing, marketing, and conversion to sale. CarGurus operates online marketplaces in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. The company’s network of brands includes PistonHeads, the largest online motoring community in the U.K. 3 , and Autolist, a U.S.- based online marketplace.  To learn more about CarGurus, visit www.cargurus.com .  1 Similarweb: Traffic and Engagement Report (Cars.com, Autotrader.com, TrueCar.com, CARFAX.com Listings (defined as CARFAX.com Total Visits minus Vehicle History Reports)), Q2 2026, U.S. 2 Compared to Autotrader.com, Cars.com, TrueCar.com, and CARFAX (Joreca as of June 30, 2026) 3 Similarweb: Traffic and Engagement Report, Q2 2026, U.K. CarGurus® and Autolist® are each a registered trademark of CarGurus, Inc., and PistonHeads® is a registered trademark of CarGurus Ireland Limited in the U.K. and the European Union. All other product names, trademarks, and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. © 2026 CarGurus, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements contained in this press release, including statements regarding our future financial and operating results; our third quarter and full-year 2026 financial and business performance, including guidance; our plans to focus on technology and analytics that will enable smarter sourcing and pricing decisions; our business and growth strategy and our plans to execute on our growth strategy; our ability to grow our business profitably and efficiently; our capital allocation and investment strategy; our plans relating to share repurchases; the attractiveness and value proposition of our current offerings and other product opportunities; the potential of, and expectations for, our current offerings and other product opportunities; our ability to maintain existing and acquire new customers; addressable opportunities; our expectation that we will continue to invest in growth initiatives; our ability to quickly make transformations necessary for our business to achieve long-term goals; and our ability to overcome challenges facing the automotive industry ecosystem, including inventory supply problems, global supply chain challenges, including disruptions to pre-existing supply chains and vendor relations, changes to trade policies or tariff regulations, financial market volatility and disruption, increased interest rates, inflationary concerns, and other macroeconomic issues, including uncertain or volatile economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad, are forward-looking statements. The words “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “guide,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions and their negatives are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we reasonably believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, financial needs, and growth prospects. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such statements, including risks related to our growth and our ability to grow our revenue; our relationships with dealers; competition in the markets in which we operate; market growth; our ability to innovate; increased inflation and interest rates, global supply chain challenges, changes in international trade policies, including tariffs, volatile economic conditions, and other macroeconomic issues; the impact of changes in tax law and related guidance and regulations that may be implemented, including on tax rates, our business, and our financial results; the impact of new or improved technologies, including artificial intelligence, on our business, operations, and strategy; changes in our key personnel; natural disasters, epidemics, or pandemics; and our ability to operate in compliance with applicable laws as well as other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environments. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on any forward-looking statements we may make. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Investor Contact: Kirndeep Singh Vice President, Head of Investor Relations [email protected]   Media Contact: Maggie Meluzio Director, Public Relations and External Communications [email protected]   Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share data)                   As of  June 30, 2026     As of  December 31, 2025   Assets             Current assets             Cash and cash equivalents   $ 122,136     $ 190,518   Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $850 and $600, respectively     43,745       41,936   Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes, and other current assets     21,433       35,259   Deferred contract costs     15,279       15,235   Total current assets     202,593       282,948   Property and equipment, net     129,550       132,952   Intangible assets, net     2,740       3,253   Goodwill     27,933       28,397   Operating lease right-of-use assets     97,960       115,481   Deferred tax assets     76,080       81,201   Deferred contract costs, net of current portion     13,392       13,563   Other non-current assets     4,879       4,102   Total assets   $ 555,127     $ 661,897   Liabilities and stockholders’ equity             Current liabilities             Accounts payable   $ 36,063     $ 29,115   Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes, and other current liabilities     38,652       38,393   Deferred revenue     24,960       23,562   Operating lease liabilities     9,846       9,469   Total current liabilities     109,521       100,539   Operating lease liabilities     175,296       181,364   Deferred tax liabilities     —       442   Other non–current liabilities     5,954       5,354   Total liabilities     290,771       287,699   Stockholders’ equity             Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding     —       —   Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 75,571,320 and 80,667,475 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively     76       81   Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 13,763,613 and 14,216,250 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively     14       14   Additional paid-in capital     6,764       10,297   Retained earnings     257,376       362,380   Accumulated other comprehensive income     126       1,426   Total stockholders’ equity     264,356       374,198   Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 555,127     $ 661,897   Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements (in thousands, except share and per share data)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   Revenue   $ 250,971     $ 221,998     $ 494,526     $ 434,233   Cost of revenue (1)(2)     19,873       15,677       38,807       30,020   Gross profit     231,098       206,321       455,719       404,213   Operating expenses                         Sales and marketing     97,635       82,587       195,119       166,256   Product, technology, and development     38,137       33,725       75,808       68,753   General and administrative     28,209       25,266       54,690       50,051   Impairments     450       499       19,651       499   Depreciation and amortization     3,685       3,695       7,390       7,451   Total operating expenses     168,116       145,772       352,658       293,010   Income from continuing operations     62,982       60,549       103,061       111,203   Other income, net                         Interest income     956       2,134       2,627       5,232   Other (expense) income, net     (448 )     430       (1,054 )     128   Total other income, net     508       2,564       1,573       5,360   Income from continuing operations before income taxes     63,490       63,113       104,634       116,563   Provision for income taxes     14,297       14,124       23,213       25,500   Net income from continuing operations     49,193       48,989       81,421       91,063   Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefits     —       (26,646 )     —       (29,675 ) Consolidated net income   $ 49,193     $ 22,343     $ 81,421     $ 61,388   Net income per share attributable to common stockholders                         Basic                         Continuing operations   $ 0.55     $ 0.50     $ 0.88     $ 0.90   Consolidated   $ 0.55     $ 0.23     $ 0.88     $ 0.61   Diluted                         Continuing operations   $ 0.54     $ 0.49     $ 0.87     $ 0.89   Consolidated   $ 0.54     $ 0.22     $ 0.87     $ 0.60   Weighted-average number of shares of common stock used in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders                         Basic     90,131,442       98,889,893       92,082,411       100,980,676   Diluted     91,076,449       100,184,067       93,075,457       102,614,441   (1) For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, cost of revenue includes $4.2 million, $2.1 million, $7.7 million, and $4.0 million, respectively, of depreciation and amortization expense. (2) For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and for the six months ended June 30, 2025, there was no impairment recorded in cost of revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, cost of revenue includes impairment of $0.5 million. Unaudited Geographical Revenue (in thousands)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   Revenue by Geographic Region                         U.S.   $ 226,272     $ 202,652     $ 446,261     $ 397,880   International     24,699       19,346       48,265       36,353   Total   $ 250,971     $ 221,998     $ 494,526     $ 434,233   Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   Operating Activities                         Consolidated net income   $ 49,193     $ 22,343     $ 81,421     $ 61,388   Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities                         Depreciation and amortization     7,929       6,682       15,099       13,236   Currency loss (gain) on foreign denominated transactions     36       (292 )     165       (457 ) Deferred taxes     3,639       (9,941 )     4,693       (13,330 ) Provision for doubtful accounts     551       699       1,486       1,123   Stock-based compensation expense     13,358       13,025       26,630       25,925   Amortization of deferred financing costs     129       129       258       258   Amortization of deferred contract costs     5,047       4,004       9,749       7,814   Impairments     450       32,552       20,161       32,552   Changes in operating assets and liabilities                         Accounts receivable     249       (847 )     (3,410 )     2,223   Inventory     —       (20 )     —       (373 ) Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes, and other assets     8,331       2,093       12,997       8,894   Deferred contract costs     (5,304 )     (4,685 )     (9,716 )     (9,429 ) Accounts payable     5,353       2,617       6,525       6,692   Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes, and other liabilities     6,900       2,388       (182 )     (3,204 ) Deferred revenue     307       955       1,411       1,686   Lease obligations     (1,577 )     1,417       (2,847 )     6,000   Net cash provided by operating activities     94,591       73,119       164,440       140,998   Investing Activities                         Purchases of property and equipment     (562 )     (1,583 )     (953 )     (3,823 ) Capitalization of website development costs     (6,348 )     (6,262 )     (12,649 )     (11,653 ) Net cash used in investing activities     (6,910 )     (7,845 )     (13,602 )     (15,476 ) Financing Activities                         Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options     —       10       55       404   Payment of withholding taxes on net share settlements of restricted stock units     (6,987 )     (6,345 )     (13,596 )     (15,330 ) Repurchases of common stock     (27,696 )     (1,780 )     (202,135 )     (184,608 ) Payment of excise tax for repurchase of common stock     (2,654 )     (682 )     (2,654 )     (682 ) Payment of finance lease obligations     (23 )     (20 )     (43 )     (40 ) Change in gross advance payments received from third-party transaction processor     —       (243 )     —       (281 ) Net cash used in financing activities     (37,360 )     (9,060 )     (218,373 )     (200,537 ) Impact of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     (234 )     1,425       (847 )     2,135   Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     50,087       57,639       (68,382 )     (72,880 ) Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     72,049       175,710       190,518       306,229   Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period   $ 122,136     $ 233,349     $ 122,136     $ 233,349   Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit  from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Gross Profit from Continuing Operations and GAAP Gross Profit Margin from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Gross Profit Margin from Continuing Operations (in thousands, except percentages)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   Revenue   $ 250,971     $ 221,998     $ 494,526     $ 434,233   Cost of revenue     19,873       15,677       38,807       30,020   GAAP gross profit from continuing operations     231,098       206,321       455,719       404,213   Stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue     57       72       116       139   Impairments included in cost of revenue     —       —       510       —   Non-GAAP gross profit from continuing operations   $ 231,155     $ 206,393     $ 456,345     $ 404,352                             GAAP gross profit margin from continuing operations     92 %     93 %     92 %     93 % Non-GAAP gross profit margin from continuing operations     92 %     93 %     92 %     93 % Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Net Income from Continuing Operations and GAAP Net Income from Continuing Operations Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders to Non-GAAP Net Income from Continuing Operations Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (in thousands, except per share data)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   GAAP net income from continuing operations   $ 49,193     $ 48,989     $ 81,421     $ 91,063   Amortization of intangible assets     238       236       477       466   Stock-based compensation expense     13,358       12,517       26,630       24,900   Transaction-related expenses     —       5       —       7   Impairments     450       499       20,161       499   Income tax effects and adjustments     (2,847 )     (4,860 )     (12,725 )     (9,247 ) Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations   $ 60,392     $ 57,386     $ 115,964     $ 107,688   GAAP net income from continuing operations per share attributable to common stockholders                         Basic   $ 0.55     $ 0.50     $ 0.88     $ 0.90   Diluted   $ 0.54     $ 0.49     $ 0.87     $ 0.89   Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations per share attributable to common stockholders                         Basic   $ 0.67     $ 0.58     $ 1.26     $ 1.07   Diluted   $ 0.66     $ 0.57     $ 1.25     $ 1.05   Shares used in GAAP and Non-GAAP per share calculations                         Basic     90,131       98,890       92,082       100,981   Diluted     91,076       100,184       93,075       102,614   Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income  from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations and GAAP Net Income Margin from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin from Continuing Operations (in thousands, except percentages)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   GAAP net income from continuing operations   $ 49,193     $ 48,989     $ 81,421     $ 91,063   Depreciation and amortization     7,929       5,786       15,099       11,465   Stock-based compensation expense     13,358       12,517       26,630       24,900   Transaction-related expenses     —       5       —       7   Impairments     450       499       20,161       499   Other income, net     (508 )     (2,564 )     (1,573 )     (5,360 ) Provision for income taxes     14,297       14,124       23,213       25,500   Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations   $ 84,719     $ 79,356     $ 164,951     $ 148,074                             GAAP net income margin from continuing operations     20 %     22 %     16 %     21 % Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin from continuing operations     34 %     36 %     33 %     34 % Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Expense  from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Expense from Continuing Operations (in thousands)     Three Months Ended June 30, 2026       GAAP expense     Amortization of  intangible assets     Stock-based  compensation expense     Transaction- related expenses     Impairments     Non-GAAP expense   Cost of revenue   $ 19,873     $ —     $ (57 )   $ —     $ —     $ 19,816   Sales and marketing     97,635       —       (2,969 )     —       —       94,666   Product, technology, and development     38,137       —       (5,535 )     —       —       32,602   General and administrative     28,209       —       (4,797 )     —       —       23,412   Impairments     450       —       —       —       (450 )     —   Depreciation & amortization     3,685       (238 )     —       —       —       3,447   Operating expenses from continuing operations (1)   $ 168,116     $ (238 )   $ (13,301 )   $ —     $ (450 )   $ 154,127   Total cost of revenue and operating expenses from continuing operations   $ 187,989     $ (238 )   $ (13,358 )   $ —     $ (450 )   $ 173,943                                                                                   Three Months Ended June 30, 2025       GAAP expense     Amortization of  intangible assets     Stock-based  compensation expense     Transaction- related expenses     Impairments     Non-GAAP  expense   Cost of revenue   $ 15,677     $ —     $ (72 )   $ —     $ —     $ 15,605   Sales and marketing     82,587       —       (2,851 )     —       —       79,736   Product, technology, and development     33,725       —       (5,467 )     (2 )     —       28,256   General and administrative     25,266       —       (4,127 )     (3 )     —       21,136   Impairments     499       —       —       —       (499 )     —   Depreciation & amortization     3,695       (236 )     —       —       —       3,459   Operating expenses from continuing operations (1)   $ 145,772     $ (236 )   $ (12,445 )   $ (5 )   $ (499 )   $ 132,587   Total cost of revenue and operating expenses from continuing operations   $ 161,449     $ (236 )   $ (12,517 )   $ (5 )   $ (499 )   $ 148,192                                                                                   Six Months Ended June 30, 2026       GAAP expense     Amortization of  intangible assets     Stock-based  compensation expense     Transaction- related expenses     Impairments     Non-GAAP expense   Cost of revenue   $ 38,807     $ —     $ (116 )   $ —     $ (510 )   $ 38,181   Sales and marketing     195,119       —       (5,900 )     —       —       189,219   Product, technology, and development     75,808       —       (11,036 )     —       —       64,772   General and administrative     54,690       —       (9,578 )     —       —       45,112   Impairments     19,651       —       —       —       (19,651 )     —   Depreciation & amortization     7,390       (477 )     —       —       —       6,913   Operating expenses from continuing operations (1)   $ 352,658     $ (477 )   $ (26,514 )   $ —     $ (19,651 )   $ 306,016   Total cost of revenue and operating expenses from continuing operations   $ 391,465     $ (477 )   $ (26,630 )   $ —     $ (20,161 )   $ 344,197                                             Six Months Ended June 30, 2025       GAAP expense     Amortization of  intangible assets     Stock-based  compensation expense     Transaction- related expenses     Impairments     Non-GAAP expense   Cost of revenue   $ 30,020     $ —     $ (139 )   $ —     $ —     $ 29,881   Sales and marketing     166,256       —       (5,576 )     —       —       160,680   Product, technology, and development     68,753       —       (10,969 )     (2 )     —       57,782   General and administrative     50,051       —       (8,216 )     (5 )     —       41,830   Impairments     499       —       —       —       (499 )     —   Depreciation & amortization     7,451       (466 )     —       —       —       6,985   Operating expenses from continuing operations (1)   $ 293,010     $ (466 )   $ (24,761 )   $ (7 )   $ (499 )   $ 267,277   Total cost of revenue and operating expenses from continuing operations   $ 323,030     $ (466 )   $ (24,900 )   $ (7 )   $ (499 )   $ 297,158   (1) Operating expenses include sales and marketing, product, technology, and development, general and administrative, impairments, and depreciation & amortization. Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow (in thousands)     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2026     2025     2026     2025   GAAP net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash provided by operating activities   $ 94,591     $ 73,119     $ 164,440     $ 140,998   Purchases of property and equipment     (562 )     (1,583 )     (953 )     (3,823 ) Capitalization of website development costs     (6,348 )     (6,262 )     (12,649 )     (11,653 ) Non-GAAP free cash flow   $ 87,681     $ 65,274     $ 150,838     $ 125,522   Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Metrics To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP"), we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics, which we believe are helpful to our investors. We use these non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics for financial and operational decision-making purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information and other business metrics is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. While our non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics are an important tool for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time, we urge investors to review the reconciliation of these financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included above, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. While a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis because we are unable to accurately predict without unreasonable effort the exact amount or timing of certain reconciling items between such GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including, as applicable, depreciation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, non-intangible amortization, stock-based compensation, transaction-related expenses, impairments, and income tax effects, we have provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics to the nearest comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying financial statement tables included in this press release. We monitor operating measures of certain non-GAAP items including non-GAAP gross profit from continuing operations, non-GAAP gross margin from continuing operations, non-GAAP expense from continuing operations, non-GAAP net income from continuing operations, and non-GAAP net income from continuing operations per share attributable to common stockholders. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, transaction related-expenses, and impairments. Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations and non-GAAP net income from continuing operations per share attributable to common stockholders also exclude certain income tax effects and adjustments. Our calculations of non-GAAP net income from continuing operations per share attributable to common stockholders utilize applicable GAAP share counts as included in the accompanying financial statement tables included in this press release. In addition, we evaluate our non-GAAP gross profit from continuing operations in relation to our revenue. We refer to this as non-GAAP gross profit margin from continuing operations and define it as non-GAAP gross profit from continuing operations divided by total revenue. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making. We define non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as net income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude: depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, transaction-related expenses, impairments, other income, net, and provision for income taxes. In addition, we evaluate our non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations in relation to our revenue. We refer to this as non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA margin from continuing operations and define it as non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations divided by total revenue. We have presented non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA margin from continuing operations because they are key measures used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. We believe non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude. Accordingly, we believe that non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision making. We define non-GAAP Free Cash Flow as cash flow from operations adjusted to include: purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of website development costs. We have presented non-GAAP Free Cash Flow because it is a measure of our financial performance that represents the cash that we are able to generate after expenditures required to maintain or expand our asset base. We define a paying dealer as a dealer account with an active, paid subscription at the end of a defined period. The number of paying dealers we have is important to us and we believe it provides valuable information to investors because it is indicative of the value proposition of our products, as well as our sales and marketing success and opportunity, including our ability to retain paying dealers and develop new dealer relationships. We define Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (“QARSD”), which is measured at the end of a fiscal quarter, as the revenue primarily from subscription products during that trailing quarter divided by the average number of paying dealers during the quarter. We calculate the average number of paying dealers for a period by adding the number of paying dealers at the end of such period and the end of the prior period and dividing by two. This information is important to us, and we believe it provides useful information to investors, because we believe that our ability to grow QARSD is an indicator of the value proposition of our products and the return on investment that our paying dealers realize from our products. In addition, increases in QARSD, which we believe reflect the value of exposure to our engaged audience in relation to subscription cost, are driven in part by our ability to grow the volume of connections to our users and the quality of those connections, which result in increased opportunity to upsell package levels and cross-sell additional products to our paying dealers.

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