Cars.com (CARS) EPS (Basic) (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported EPS (Basic) of $0.08 for Q1 2026, up 366.67% year-over-year from $0.02 in Q1 2025, and down 33.33% quarter-over-quarter from $0.12 in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) EPS (Basic) (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of EPS (Basic) data on file, last reported at $0.08 in Q1 2026.
- EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 came in at $0.08, up 366.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.43 (down 36.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.32, down 56.16% from the prior year.
- EPS (Basic) retreated to $0.08 in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $1.41 in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$0.04 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $0.18 and a median of $0.12 in 2025 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EPS (Basic) jumped 1662.5% in 2023, then slumped 400.0% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $0.15 in 2022, then slipped by 20.0% to $0.12 in 2023, then soared by 116.67% to $0.26 in 2024, then plunged by 53.85% to $0.12 in 2025, then tumbled by 33.33% to $0.08 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's EPS (Basic) at $0.08 in Q1 2026, $0.12 in Q4 2025, and $0.12 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 0.00 |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 5.17 |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 10.57 |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 3.50 |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 1.07 | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -0.12 | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 0.18 |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -0.05 |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.19 |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 0.08 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.41 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.09 |