Cars.com (CARS) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted EBT Margin of 10.85% for Q2 2026, up 5.27 percentage points from 5.58% a year earlier and up 6.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Cars.com was 7.42%, down 0.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.74%, down 3.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +175.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cars.com's EBT Margin was 8.60% in FY2024 (+5.98 pp), 2.63% in FY2023 (-0.83 pp), 3.45% in FY2022 (+1.93 pp) and 1.52% in FY2021 (+172.55 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.18 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 13.23 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 8.73 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was 4.84% (Q1 2026), 8.09% (Q4 2025) and 5.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 25.36% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 20.13% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 33.53% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 8.29% |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 5.79% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 79.82% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 14.19% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 38.49% |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 11.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.79% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.44% |
API Access
Cars.com EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();