Growth Metrics

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

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Other Operating Expenses for 9 consecutive years, with $142.9 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Other Operating Expenses fell 0.75% to $142.9 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $284.7 million, a 51.05% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $571.9 million, down 1.69% from a year prior.
  • Other Operating Expenses was $142.9 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, up from $141.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $146.7 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $123.5 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $136.1 million and a median of $137.2 million in 2023 define the central range for Other Operating Expenses.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Other Operating Expenses was 20.91% in 2021; the steepest drop was 88.12% in 2021.
  • Cars.com's Other Operating Expenses stood at $127.5 million in 2021, then rose by 3.75% to $132.3 million in 2022, then grew by 9.93% to $145.4 million in 2023, then fell by 0.95% to $144.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 0.75% to $142.9 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Other Operating Expenses are $142.9 million (Q4 2025), $141.8 million (Q2 2025), and $144.0 million (Q4 2024).