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

Cars.com has reported Operating Expenses over the past 10 years, most recently at $162.2 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 0.94% to $162.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $663.0 million through Dec 2025, changed 0.4% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $663.0 million for FY2025, 0.4% changed from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $162.2 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $164.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $172.6 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at $136.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $157.9 million (2023), against an average of $156.3 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 17.31% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 87.02% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $154.2 million in 2021, then decreased by 3.79% to $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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Operating Expenses are $162.2 million (Q4 2025), $164.8 million (Q3 2025), and $163.5 million (Q2 2025).