Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $8.6 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 2.82% year-over-year to $8.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $31.6 million (down 0.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $31.3 million, up 2.53% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation fell to $8.6 million in Q1 2026, from $8.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for CARS reached as high as $8.9 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $5.2 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $7.4 million (2023), against an average of $7.1 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation surged 44.32% — and 2025, when it decreased 21.12%.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $5.2 million in 2022, then surged by 44.32% to $7.6 million in 2023, then dropped by 9.22% to $6.9 million in 2024, then rose by 29.57% to $8.9 million in 2025, then fell by 3.65% to $8.6 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $8.6 million, $8.9 million, and $7.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.