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

Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $163.6 million in Q1 2026.

• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $163.6 million, down 5.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $654.0 million (down 2.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $663.0 million, changed 0.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses grew to $163.6 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $162.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $172.6 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at $144.7 million in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of $159.7 million and a median of $162.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Expenses grew 10.97% in 2023, then declined 5.2% in 2026.
• 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.
• 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.