Cars.com (CARS) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Share-based Compensation for 10 consecutive years, with $8.6 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 retreated to $8.6 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $8.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $8.9 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $5.2 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $7.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.4 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation surged 44.32% — and 2025, when it decreased 21.12%.
• Cars.com's Share-based Compensation stood at $5.2 million in 2022, then soared by 44.32% to $7.6 million in 2023, then declined by 9.22% to $6.9 million in 2024, then gained by 29.57% to $8.9 million in 2025, then retreated by 3.65% to $8.6 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CARS's Share-based Compensation at $8.6 million in Q1 2026, $8.9 million in Q4 2025, and $7.4 million in Q3 2025.