Growth Metrics

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

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Gross Profit for 9 consecutive years, with $122.2 million as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Profit rose 0.72% to $122.2 million in Q3 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Sep 2025 was $488.1 million, a 1.59% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $483.9 million, down 0.62% from a year prior.
  • Gross Profit was $122.2 million for Q3 2025 at Cars.com, down from $125.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Profit ranged from a high of $253.6 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $6.3 million in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $120.6 million and a median of $114.1 million in 2023 define the central range for Gross Profit.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Profit: tumbled 95.33% in 2021, then surged 3927.87% in 2022.
  • Cars.com's Gross Profit stood at $6.3 million in 2021, then soared by 3927.87% to $253.6 million in 2022, then plummeted by 52.91% to $119.4 million in 2023, then grew by 5.35% to $125.8 million in 2024, then fell by 2.84% to $122.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Gross Profit are $122.2 million (Q3 2025), $125.8 million (Q4 2024), and $121.4 million (Q3 2024).