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

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Gross Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 66.26% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 347.0% to 66.26% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 66.9% through Dec 2025, down 80.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 66.9% for FY2025, 80.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 66.26% at Cars.com, down from 67.32% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 168.33% in Q4 2022, with the low at 63.91% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 75.82%, with a median of 67.2% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin surged 10110bps in 2022, then tumbled -10184bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 67.24% in 2021, then soared by 150bps to 168.33% in 2022, then plummeted by -60bps to 66.49% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 69.73% in 2024, then fell by -5bps to 66.26% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 66.26%, 67.32%, and 67.69% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.