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Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Net Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 7.79% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 1382.0% to 7.79% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.73% through Dec 2025, down 599.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 3.73% for FY2025, 599.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q4 2025 was 7.79% at Cars.com, up from 4.22% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 55.97% in Q2 2023, with the low at 59.1% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 2.94%, with a median of 3.42% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Net Margin surged 53516bps in 2021, then tumbled -5257bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 7.79% in 2021, then grew by 16bps to 6.53% in 2022, then plummeted by -805bps to 59.1% in 2023, then surged by 137bps to 21.61% in 2024, then plummeted by -64bps to 7.79% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods came in at 7.79%, 4.22%, and 3.92% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.