Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Net Margin across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 2.76% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 389.0% year-over-year to 2.76%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.38% (up 328.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.35%, up 192.0% from the prior year.
• Net Margin grew to 2.76% in Q1 2026, from 12.17% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Net Margin for CARS reached as high as 55.97% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 59.1% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Net Margin is 2.76% (2026), against an average of 0.08%.
• The widest YoY moves for Net Margin: up 5256 bps in 2023, down 6518 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 6.08% in 2022, then plunged by 1073 bps to 59.1% in 2023, then surged by 49 bps to 30.13% in 2024, then jumped by 60 bps to 12.17% in 2025, then surged by 123 bps to 2.76% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 2.76%, 12.17%, and 4.22% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.