Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Gross Margin for Cars.com (CARS) over the last 9 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 67.32%.

  • Cars.com's Gross Margin fell 2300.0% to 67.32% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 90.83%, marking a year-over-year increase of 237600.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 67.81% for FY2024, which is 19800.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Cars.com's Gross Margin stood at 67.32%, which was down 2300.0% from 67.69% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Cars.com's 5-year Gross Margin high stood at 70.16% for Q4 2024, and its period low was 63.91% during Q1 2022.
  • In the last 5 years, Cars.com's Gross Margin had a median value of 66.91% in 2021 and averaged 66.67%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Cars.com's Gross Margin plummeted by -19500bps in 2023, and later surged by 29200bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Cars.com's Gross Margin stood at 67.24% in 2021, then dropped by -1bps to 66.4% in 2022, then grew by 1bps to 67.24% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 70.16% in 2024, then fell by -4bps to 67.32% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 67.32% in Q3 2025, 67.69% for Q2 2025, and 70.16% during Q4 2024.