Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Profit After Tax (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Profit After Tax of $5.0 million for Q1 2026, up 347.29% YoY from $1.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.71% sequentially from $7.4 million in Q4 2025.

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Profit After Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com has disclosed Profit After Tax across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $5.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Profit After Tax rose 347.29% year-over-year to $5.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $27.0 million (down 40.42% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.1 million, down 58.39% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax fell to $5.0 million in Q1 2026, from $7.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Profit After Tax for CARS reached as high as $94.1 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$2.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Profit After Tax is $7.4 million (2025), against an average of $12.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Profit After Tax jumped 1597.49% — and 2025, when it tumbled 356.76%.
  • A 5-year view of Profit After Tax shows it stood at $10.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 18.67% to $8.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 107.33% to $17.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 57.25% to $7.4 million in 2025, then sank by 32.71% to $5.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax over the past three periods registered $5.0 million, $7.4 million, and $7.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 17.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 784,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 8.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 94.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 11.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 10.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.97 Mn