Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) EBIAT (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has reported EBIAT over the past 10 years, most recently at $7.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBIAT fell 57.25% to $7.4 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $20.1 million through Dec 2025, down 58.39% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $20.1 million for FY2025, 58.39% down from the prior year.
  • EBIAT was $7.4 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $7.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIAT peaked at $94.1 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$2.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIAT is $6.5 million (2021), against an average of $10.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, EBIAT skyrocketed 1597.49% in 2023 and then plummeted 356.76% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBIAT shows it stood at -$2.9 million in 2021, then soared by 455.83% to $10.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 18.67% to $8.3 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 107.33% to $17.3 million in 2024, then plummeted by 57.25% to $7.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's EBIAT are $7.4 million (Q4 2025), $7.7 million (Q3 2025), and $7.0 million (Q2 2025).