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

Cars.com (CARS) reported Change in Accured Expenses of -$4.5 million for Q1 2026, up 47.05% year-over-year from -$3.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 149.54% quarter-over-quarter from $9.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cars.com (CARS) Change in Accured Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has 10 years of Change in Accured Expenses data on file, last reported at -$4.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Accured Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at -$4.5 million, up 47.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.8 million (down 53.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $880000.0, down 83.44% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses slipped to -$4.5 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $9.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Accured Expenses peaked at $9.9 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$13.6 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $533941.2 and a median of $3.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Accured Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Accured Expenses soared 175.76% in 2023, then plunged 229.45% in 2025.
  • 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 slumped by 149.54% to -$4.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CARS's Change in Accured Expenses at -$4.5 million in Q1 2026, $9.0 million in Q4 2025, and $6.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn -64.90 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn -6.00 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn -271.00 Mn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn -
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 7.63 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 76.86 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn 157.07 Mn
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn -67.65 Mn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 23.00 Mn
10 Cars.com 542.73 Mn 478.13 Mn 118.41 Mn -4.46 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -4.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -8.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -8.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -13.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -13.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.90 Mn