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

Cars.com has disclosed Operating Income across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $16.6 million for 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 $17.4 million (up 159.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.2 million, down 44.55% from the prior year.
• Operating Income advanced to $16.6 million in Q1 2026, from -$31.3 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Operating Income for CARS reached as high as $19.9 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as -$41.5 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Income is $12.5 million (2023), against an average of $5.6 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income slumped 1121.22% — and 2026, when it surged 157.48%.
• A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$41.5 million in 2022, then soared by 136.0% to $14.9 million in 2023, then sank by 238.77% to -$20.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 51.05% to -$31.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 153.13% to $16.6 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $16.6 million, -$31.3 million, and $16.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.