Cars.com (CARS) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted EBITDA Margin of 25.13% for Q2 2026, up 2.69 percentage points from 22.45% a year earlier and up 6.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Cars.com was 21.64%, down 0.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.03%, down 1.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +162.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cars.com's EBITDA Margin was 22.34% in FY2024 (-0.16 pp), 22.51% in FY2023 (-2.03 pp), 24.54% in FY2022 (+0.44 pp) and 24.09% in FY2021 (+165.47 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.31 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 7.26 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 8.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 18.51% (Q1 2026), 20.77% (Q4 2025) and 22.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,109.95 Bn | 3,867.48 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 39.96% |
| 2 | Netflix | 282.52 Bn | 242.72 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 34.18% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.53 Bn | 67.40 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Shopify | 193.10 Bn | 170.29 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.82% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 138.52 Bn | 110.49 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 14.69% |
| 6 | Booking Holdings | 120.43 Bn | 53.48 Bn | - | 35.76% |
| 7 | PDD Holdings | 108.89 Bn | -143.04 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 101.14 Bn | 58.37 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 6.28% |
| 9 | Airbnb | 94.68 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 2.98 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 539.80 Mn | 330.61 Mn | - | 25.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.03% |
API Access
Cars.com EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CARS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();