Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) recorded Net Margin of 7.93% in Q2 2026, up 4.01 percentage points from 3.92% a year earlier and up 5.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Net Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cars.com's Net Margin came in at 4.73% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 0.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.77%, down 3.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of +146.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Net Margin came in at 6.70% in FY2024 (-10.49 pp), 17.19% in FY2023 (+14.55 pp), 2.63% in FY2022 (+0.90 pp) and 1.73% in FY2021 (+145.86 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.61 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 52.56 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 49.61 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.76% (Q1 2026), 4.02% (Q4 2025) and 4.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,180.92 Bn | 3,938.44 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 93.58% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,847.76 Bn | 1,550.28 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.07% |
| 3 | Netflix | 289.73 Bn | 249.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 27.08% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.81 Bn | 67.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 3.92% |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.08 Bn | 169.26 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 41.92% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.76 Bn | 111.74 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 16.87% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 122.41 Bn | 55.46 Bn | - | 26.52% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.94 Bn | -140.99 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.19% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 100.32 Bn | 57.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Cars.com | 553.28 Mn | 344.09 Mn | - | 7.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.02% |
| 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 | 4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.10% |
| 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% |
API Access
Cars.com Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "CARS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();