Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Net Margin of 2.76% for Q1 2026, up 389.0% year-over-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 73.05% quarter-over-quarter from 10.25% in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
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| 1 | Alphabet | 4,234.87 Bn | 3,805.83 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 93.58% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,535.77 Bn | 1,445.51 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.07% |
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| 4 | Baidu | 289.51 Bn | 285.02 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 834.82% |
| 5 | Spotify Technology | 102.78 Bn | 92.54 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 15.91% |
| 6 | Joyy | 77.93 Bn | 77.04 Bn | 205.64 Mn | 9.28% |
| 7 | BILI Social International | 60.58 Bn | 60.58 Bn | 405,933.00 | 15.03% |
| 8 | Nebius | 49.19 Bn | 39.57 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -1.45% |
| 9 | 30.48 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 734.60 Mn | 31.41% | |
| 10 | Cars.com | 664.03 Mn | 630.74 Mn | - | 7.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -64.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.55% |