Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 9 consecutive years, with $162.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 0.94% to $162.2 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $325.7 million, a 51.08% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $663.0 million, changed 0.4% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses was $162.2 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $163.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $169.4 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $136.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $155.0 million and a median of $155.2 million in 2023 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 17.31% in 2021; the steepest drop was 87.02% in 2021.
  • Cars.com's Operating Expenses stood at $154.2 million in 2021, then fell by 3.79% to $148.4 million in 2022, then grew by 10.97% to $164.7 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.44% to $160.6 million in 2024, then increased by 0.94% to $162.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Operating Expenses are $162.2 million (Q4 2025), $163.5 million (Q2 2025), and $160.6 million (Q4 2024).