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

Cars.com has disclosed Operating Expenses across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $163.6 million for 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 climbed to $163.6 million in Q1 2026, from $162.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for CARS reached as high as $172.6 million in Q1 2025 and fell as low as $144.7 million in Q3 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $162.2 million (2025), against an average of $159.7 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses grew 10.97% — and 2026, when it declined 5.2%.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $148.4 million in 2022, then rose by 10.97% to $164.7 million in 2023, then fell by 2.44% to $160.6 million in 2024, then grew by 0.94% to $162.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.88% to $163.6 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $163.6 million, $162.2 million, and $164.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.