Cars.com (CARS) Gross Profit (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) reported Gross Profit of $118.4 million for Q1 2026, up 1.65% year-over-year from $116.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.83% quarter-over-quarter from $121.9 million in Q4 2025.

Cars.com (CARS) Gross Profit (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Gross Profit data on file, last reported at $118.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Profit for Q1 2026 came in at $118.4 million, up 1.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $483.5 million (changed 0.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $483.9 million, down 0.62% from the prior year.
  • Gross Profit retreated to $118.4 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $121.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Profit peaked at $283.1 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $108.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $130.0 million and a median of $121.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Profit.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Profit soared 4397.08% in 2022, then sank 57.82% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Profit shows it stood at $283.1 million in 2022, then tumbled 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.
  • Business Quant data shows CARS's Gross Profit at $118.4 million in Q1 2026, $121.9 million in Q4 2025, and $122.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn
10 Cars.com 542.73 Mn 478.13 Mn 118.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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