Cars.com (CARS) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Operating Expenses for 11 consecutive years, with $163.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 5.2% year-over-year to $163.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $654.0 million (down 2.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $663.0 million, changed 0.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses improved to $163.6 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $162.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $172.6 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $144.7 million in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $159.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $162.2 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses grew 10.97% — and 2026, when it declined 5.2%.
• Cars.com's Operating Expenses stood at $148.4 million in 2022, then gained by 10.97% to $164.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 2.44% to $160.6 million in 2024, then increased by 0.94% to $162.2 million in 2025, then grew by 0.88% to $163.6 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CARS's Operating Expenses at $163.6 million in Q1 2026, $162.2 million in Q4 2025, and $164.8 million in Q3 2025.