Cars.com (CARS) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported EBITDA Margin of 9.23% for Q1 2026, up 562.0% year-over-year from 1.39% in Q1 2025, and up 154.21% quarter-over-quarter from 17.02% in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 9.23% in Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.23%, up 562.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.4% (up 146.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.0%, down 81.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin advanced to 9.23% in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 17.02% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 12.09% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 24.66% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.3% and a median of 7.33% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin plunged 2723 bps in 2022, then soared 3298 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 24.66% in 2022, then soared by 134 bps to 8.32% in 2023, then sank by 238 bps to 11.49% in 2024, then slumped by 48 bps to 17.02% in 2025, then surged by 154 bps to 9.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's EBITDA Margin at 9.23% in Q1 2026, 17.02% in Q4 2025, and 9.26% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 9.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.07% |