Cars.com (CARS) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Research & Development for 11 consecutive years, with $61.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 1.15% year-over-year to $61.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $241.0 million (up 2.25% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $239.4 million, up 3.05% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was little changed at $61.8 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $62.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $62.5 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $53.6 million in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $58.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $58.3 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development decreased 9.25% — and 2025, when it climbed 13.61%.
• Cars.com's Research & Development stood at $56.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.49% to $60.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 9.25% to $54.6 million in 2024, then gained by 13.61% to $62.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.37% to $61.8 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CARS's Research & Development at $61.8 million in Q1 2026, $62.0 million in Q4 2025, and $59.3 million in Q3 2025.