Cars.com CARS
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As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Cars.com (CARS) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly 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.

Analysis

Cars.com (CARS) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Tax Provisions for 11 consecutive years, with $3.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 379.23% year-over-year to $3.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.8 million (down 60.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8 million, down 79.5% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions rose to $3.7 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from -$4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $97.7 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$93.1 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $1.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $952000.0 in 2022.
  • On a YoY basis, Tax Provisions climbed as much as 5594.09% in 2023 and fell as far as 12694.72% in 2023.
  • Cars.com's Tax Provisions stood at -$1.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 5594.09% to $97.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 97.13% to $2.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 242.01% to -$4.0 million in 2025, then jumped 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 26.56 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn 2.91 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn 203.41 Mn
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn 13.70 Mn
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 3.99 Mn
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn -4.76 Mn
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn -2.49 Mn
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn 44.10 Mn
10 Cars.com 651.74 Mn 618.45 Mn - 5.26 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.47 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 -6.46 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 1.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 140,000.00