Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Cost of Revenue across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $61.8 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 1.15% year-over-year to $61.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $241.0 million (up 2.25% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $239.4 million, up 3.05% from the prior year.
• Cost of Revenue steadied at $61.8 million in Q1 2026, from $62.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Cost of Revenue for CARS reached as high as $62.5 million in Q1 2025 and fell as low as -$114.9 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $58.3 million (2023), against an average of $44.5 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue slumped 175.61% — and 2023, when it soared 173.6%.
• A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at -$114.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 152.36% to $60.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 9.25% to $54.6 million in 2024, then rose by 13.61% to $62.0 million in 2025, then declined by 0.37% to $61.8 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $61.8 million, $62.0 million, and $59.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.