Cars.com Inc. (CARS) EBT (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly EBT of $8.7 million for Q1 2026, up 806.89% YoY from $961082.8 in Q1 2025, and up 133.06% sequentially from -$26.4 million in Q4 2025.

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) EBT (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com has disclosed EBT across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $8.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT rose 806.89% year-over-year to $8.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.0 million (up 125.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$6.9 million, up 29.28% from the prior year.
  • EBT improved to $8.7 million in Q1 2026, from -$26.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT for CARS reached as high as $24.5 million in Q3 2024 and fell as low as -$51.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBT is $2.6 million (2023), against an average of $1.9 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for EBT: up 1460.23% in 2024, down 2826.23% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBT shows it stood at $16.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 88.48% to $1.9 million in 2023, then tumbled 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT over the past three periods registered $8.7 million, -$26.4 million, and $10.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
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