Cars.com (CARS) Income After Tax (2015 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Profit After Tax of $14.26 million for Q2 2026, up 103.5% from $7.01 million a year earlier and up 186.5% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Income After Tax (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cars.com's Profit After Tax came in at $34.3 million, down 16.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $20.05 million, down 58.4% from FY2024.
- By year, Profit After Tax came in at $48.19 million in FY2024 (-59.3%), $118.44 million in FY2023 (+588.4%), $17.21 million in FY2022 (+59.4%) and $10.79 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Profit After Tax since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Profit After Tax gained in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 62.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Profit After Tax in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 316.8%); the low point was Q1 2024 (a decline of 93.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $4.98 million (Q1 2026), $7.4 million (Q4 2025) and $7.66 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income After Tax (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 26.47 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 9.86 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 5.17 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 462.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 611.00 Mn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 595.92 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 2.72 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 16.34 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.26 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Cars.com Income After Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "ticker": "CARS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();