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

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Operating Income for 11 consecutive years, with $16.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 157.48% year-over-year to $16.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $70.4 million (up 49.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $60.2 million, up 12.62% from the prior year.
• Operating Income fell to $16.6 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $21.7 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $21.7 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $6.5 million in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Operating Income has averaged $14.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.9 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income soared 387.72% — and 2025, when it tumbled 49.31%.
• Cars.com's Operating Income stood at $19.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 24.61% to $14.9 million in 2023, then surged by 32.45% to $19.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 9.9% to $21.7 million in 2025, then declined by 23.49% to $16.6 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CARS's Operating Income at $16.6 million in Q1 2026, $21.7 million in Q4 2025, and $16.8 million in Q3 2025.