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

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Net Margin for 11 consecutive years, with 2.76% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 389.0% year-over-year to 2.76%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.31% (down 101.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.36%, down 234.0% from the prior year.
• Net Margin declined to 2.76% in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 10.25% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 55.97% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 64.98% in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.67% across 5 years, with a median of 3.92% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin slumped 7580 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 7457 bps.
• Cars.com's Net Margin stood at 10.82% in 2022, then slumped by 701 bps to 64.98% in 2023, then surged by 115 bps to 9.59% in 2024, then advanced by 7 bps to 10.25% in 2025, then plunged by 73 bps to 2.76% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CARS's Net Margin at 2.76% in Q1 2026, 10.25% in Q4 2025, and 4.22% in Q3 2025.