Growth Metrics

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

Cars.com has reported EBT over the past 10 years, most recently at -$26.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBT fell 231.13% to -$26.4 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$6.9 million through Dec 2025, down 111.2% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$6.9 million for FY2025, 111.2% down from the prior year.
  • EBT was -$26.4 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $10.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT peaked at $24.5 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$26.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBT is $4.2 million (2021), against an average of $5.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, EBT skyrocketed 1460.23% in 2024 and then tumbled 250.37% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBT shows it stood at -$5.4 million in 2021, then soared by 401.32% to $16.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 88.48% to $1.9 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 963.25% to $20.1 million in 2024, then crashed by 231.13% to -$26.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's EBT are -$26.4 million (Q4 2025), $10.7 million (Q3 2025), and $10.0 million (Q2 2025).