Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed EBIT Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 11.82% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 2331.0% to 11.82% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.33% through Dec 2025, up 652.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.33% for FY2025, 652.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q4 2025 was 11.82% at Cars.com, up from 9.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 12.09% in Q3 2022, with the low at 24.66% in Q4 2022.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 5.34%, with a median of 7.61% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw EBIT Margin surged 62194bps in 2021, then tumbled -2723bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 2.57% in 2021, then crashed by -1061bps to 24.66% in 2022, then surged by 134bps to 8.32% in 2023, then tumbled by -238bps to 11.49% in 2024, then soared by 203bps to 11.82% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods came in at 11.82%, 9.26%, and 8.53% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.