Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Gross Profit (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Gross Profit of $118.4 million for Q1 2026, up 1.65% YoY from $116.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.83% sequentially from $121.9 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Gross Profit (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com has disclosed Gross Profit across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $118.4 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Profit rose 1.65% year-over-year to $118.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $483.5 million (changed 0.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $483.9 million, down 0.62% from the prior year.
- Gross Profit eased to $118.4 million in Q1 2026, from $121.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Profit for CARS reached as high as $283.1 million in Q4 2022 and fell as low as $108.8 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Profit is $121.0 million (2025), against an average of $130.0 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Profit soared 4397.08% — and 2023, when it tumbled 57.82%.
- A 5-year view of Gross Profit shows it stood at $283.1 million in 2022, then sank by 57.82% to $119.4 million in 2023, then rose by 5.35% to $125.8 million in 2024, then fell by 3.15% to $121.9 million in 2025, then retreated by 2.83% to $118.4 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Profit over the past three periods registered $118.4 million, $121.9 million, and $122.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 118.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 118.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 122.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 122.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 120.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 120.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 116.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 116.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 125.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 125.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 121.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 121.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 118.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 118.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 121.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 121.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 119.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 119.42 Mn |