Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Net Margin of 2.76% for Q1 2026, up 389.0% year-over-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and up 122.69% quarter-over-quarter from 12.17% in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 2.76% in Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 2.76%, up 389.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.38% (up 328.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.35%, up 192.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin improved to 2.76% in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 12.17% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 55.97% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 59.1% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.08% and a median of 2.76% in 2026 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- On a YoY basis, Net Margin climbed as much as 5256 bps in 2023 and fell as far as 6518 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 6.08% in 2022, then slumped 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.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Net Margin at 2.76% in Q1 2026, 12.17% in Q4 2025, and 4.22% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 2.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -12.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -30.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -59.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.55% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.84% |