Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Cost of Revenue for 9 consecutive years, with $62.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue rose 13.61% to $62.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $234.3 million, a 0.86% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $239.4 million, up 3.05% from a year prior.
  • Cost of Revenue was $62.0 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, up from $59.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $152.0 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$85.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $48.8 million and a median of $58.2 million in 2023 define the central range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Cost of Revenue was 730.42% in 2021; the steepest drop was 411.83% in 2021.
  • Cars.com's Cost of Revenue stood at $152.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 156.18% to -$85.4 million in 2022, then surged by 170.48% to $60.2 million in 2023, then fell by 9.25% to $54.6 million in 2024, then grew by 13.61% to $62.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Cost of Revenue are $62.0 million (Q4 2025), $59.3 million (Q3 2025), and $54.6 million (Q4 2024).