Cars.com (CARS) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Deferred Taxes of $3.0 million for Q1 2026, up 975.51% year-over-year from $279216.3 in Q1 2025, and down 42.04% quarter-over-quarter from $5.2 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $3.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $3.0 million, up 975.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.8 million (up 107.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $11.4 million, down 3.73% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes retreated to $3.0 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $5.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $5.2 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$92.4 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of -$5.1 million and a median of $607000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Deferred Taxes tumbled 32851.42% in 2023, then surged 2041.23% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at $607000.0 in 2022, then sank by 2682.7% to -$15.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 96.33% to -$575000.0 in 2024, then surged by 1001.04% to $5.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 42.04% to $3.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Deferred Taxes at $3.0 million in Q1 2026, $5.2 million in Q4 2025, and $5.1 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -7.80 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 6.92 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 123.00 Mn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 5.33 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 3.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -343,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -575,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -92.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -228,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 607,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 768,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 282,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -374,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -217,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -216,000.00 |