Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Change in Accured Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Change in Accured Expenses across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$4.5 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Accured Expenses rose 47.05% year-over-year to -$4.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.8 million (down 53.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $880000.0, down 83.44% from the prior year.
• Change in Accured Expenses declined to -$4.5 million in Q1 2026, from $9.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Change in Accured Expenses for CARS reached as high as $9.9 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$13.6 million in Q1 2024.
• The 5-year median for Change in Accured Expenses is $3.6 million (2022), against an average of $533941.2.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Accured Expenses soared 175.76% — and 2025, when it slumped 229.45%.
• A 5-year view of Change in Accured Expenses shows it stood at $3.6 million in 2022, then surged by 175.76% to $9.9 million in 2023, then retreated by 25.43% to $7.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 21.94% to $9.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 149.54% to -$4.5 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Accured Expenses over the past three periods registered -$4.5 million, $9.0 million, and $6.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.