Cars.com (CARS) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Tax Provisions of $3.7 million for Q1 2026, up 379.23% year-over-year from $780000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 193.94% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.0 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $3.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $3.7 million, up 379.23% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.8 million (down 60.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 million, down 79.5% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions advanced to $3.7 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from -$4.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $108.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$93.1 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $2.3 million and a median of $1.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Provisions tumbled 12694.72% in 2023, then surged 2066.67% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $6.2 million in 2022, then surged by 1642.63% to $108.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 97.41% to $2.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 242.01% to -$4.0 million in 2025, then soared by 193.94% to $3.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Tax Provisions at $3.7 million in Q1 2026, -$4.0 million in Q4 2025, and $3.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -5.80 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -5.02 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 1.75 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 10.09 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -43.34 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.20 Mn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 2.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 3.74 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 780,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 108.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -93.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 952,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 739,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 140,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -189,000.00 |