Cars.com (CARS) Other Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Other Operating Expenses of $80.0 million for Q1 2026, down 10.3% year-over-year from $89.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.15% quarter-over-quarter from $80.9 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Other Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has reported Other Operating Expenses for 11 consecutive years, with $80.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Other Operating Expenses fell 10.3% year-over-year to $80.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $326.0 million (down 7.68% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $332.5 million, down 4.83% from the prior year.
- Other Operating Expenses slipped to $80.0 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $80.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $89.4 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $73.4 million in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Other Operating Expenses has averaged $81.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $81.1 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Other Operating Expenses advanced 12.49% — and 2026, when it retreated 10.3%.
- Cars.com's Other Operating Expenses stood at $75.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.49% to $85.2 million in 2023, then rose by 4.91% to $89.4 million in 2024, then fell by 9.52% to $80.9 million in 2025, then fell by 1.15% to $80.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Other Operating Expenses at $80.0 million in Q1 2026, $80.9 million in Q4 2025, and $81.1 million in Q3 2025.
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| 9 | 30.58 Bn | 27.79 Bn | 734.60 Mn | |
| 10 | Cars.com | 660.67 Mn | 627.39 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 79.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 80.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 81.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 84.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 89.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 88.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 86.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 85.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 85.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 82.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 80.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 77.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 73.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 75.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 73.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 74.61 Mn |