Cars.com (CARS) EBT (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported EBT of $8.7 million for Q1 2026, up 806.89% year-over-year from $961082.8 in Q1 2025, and up 133.06% quarter-over-quarter from -$26.4 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) EBT (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of EBT data on file, last reported at $8.7 million in Q1 2026.
- EBT for Q1 2026 came in at $8.7 million, up 806.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.0 million (up 125.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$6.9 million, up 29.28% from the prior year.
- EBT advanced to $8.7 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from -$26.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT peaked at $24.5 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$51.6 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $1.9 million and a median of $2.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT.
- On a YoY basis, EBT climbed as much as 1460.23% in 2024 and fell as far as 2826.23% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT shows it stood at $16.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 88.48% to $1.9 million in 2023, then sank by 2826.23% to -$51.6 million in 2024, then surged by 48.86% to -$26.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 133.06% to $8.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's EBT at $8.7 million in Q1 2026, -$26.4 million in Q4 2025, and $10.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 615.40 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 77.41 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 21.75 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 205.73 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -63.50 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 206.54 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -85.76 Mn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 48.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 8.72 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -51.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 820,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.78 Mn |