Cars.com (CARS) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $85.5 million for Q1 2026, down 15.56% year-over-year from $101.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.49% quarter-over-quarter from $88.6 million in Q4 2025.

Cars.com (CARS) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has 7 years of Long-Term Deferred Tax data on file, last reported at $85.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q1 2026 came in at $85.5 million, down 15.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $85.5 million (down 15.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $88.6 million, down 11.87% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax declined to $85.5 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $88.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at $113.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $48000.0 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $91.2 million and a median of $99.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 235218.75% in 2023, then retreated 15.56% in 2026.
  • 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.
  • Business Quant data shows CARS's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $85.5 million in Q1 2026, $88.6 million in Q4 2025, and $94.3 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 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