Cars.com (CARS) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Retained Earnings of -$1.0 million for Q1 2026, up 99.9% year-over-year from -$502261.7 in Q1 2025, and down 80.58% quarter-over-quarter from -$556000.0 in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 10 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$1.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.0 million, up 99.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.0 million (up 99.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$556000.0, up 65.21% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings eased to -$1.0 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from -$556000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at -$556000.0 in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$1.1 billion in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$789.9 million and a median of -$997.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Retained Earnings surged 99.93% in 2022, then plunged 139487.12% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$1.1 billion in 2022, then gained by 10.5% to -$1.0 billion in 2023, then jumped by 99.84% to -$1.6 million in 2024, then surged by 65.21% to -$556000.0 in 2025, then sank by 80.58% to -$1.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Retained Earnings at -$1.0 million in Q1 2026, -$556000.0 in Q4 2025, and -$948.9 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 3.92 Bn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 384.02 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -303.00 Mn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | -467.14 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 55.11 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -14.39 Bn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | -1.81 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | -1.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -556,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -948.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -956.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -963.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -978.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -997.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -800,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.17 Bn |