Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax of $85.5 million for Q1 2026, down 15.56% YoY from $101.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.49% sequentially from $88.6 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com has disclosed Long-Term Deferred Tax across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $85.5 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 15.56% year-over-year to $85.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $85.5 million (down 15.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $88.6 million, down 11.87% from the prior year.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax retreated to $85.5 million in Q1 2026, from $88.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax for CARS reached as high as $113.0 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as $48000.0 in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $99.8 million (2025), against an average of $91.2 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 235218.75% — and 2026, when it retreated 15.56%.
- A 5-year view of Long-Term Deferred Tax shows it stood at $48000.0 in 2022, then surged by 235218.75% to $113.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 11.0% to $100.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 11.87% to $88.6 million in 2025, then declined by 3.49% to $85.5 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods registered $85.5 million, $88.6 million, and $94.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 85.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 88.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 94.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 99.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 101.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 100.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 100.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 105.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 108.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 112.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 97.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 91.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 96.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.00 Mn |