Cars.com Inc. (CARS) quarterly income statement — complete revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 180.22M | 183.9M | 181.57M | 178.74M | 179.02M | 180.43M | 179.65M | 178.89M | 180.18M | 179.61M | 174.33M | 168.18M | 167.07M | 168.2M | 164.59M | 162.87M | 158.21M | 158.31M | 156.55M | 155.53M |
| Revenue Growth % | 0.67% | 1.92% | 1.07% | -0.09% | -0.64% | 0.46% | 3.05% | 6.37% | 7.85% | 6.78% | 5.92% | 3.26% | 5.6% | 6.25% | 5.14% | 4.72% | 3.2% | 3.46% | 8.42% | 52.47% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 31.74M | 3.6M | 57.64M | 30.55M | 30.94M | 31.73M | 31.61M | -24.42M | 29.96M | 30.92M | 31.08M | 30.41M | 29.8M | 28.88M | 28.83M | 29.5M | 27.75M | 29.22M | 28.93M | 28.22M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 17.61% | 1.96% | 31.75% | 17.09% | 17.28% | 17.59% | 17.6% | -13.65% | 16.63% | 17.21% | 17.83% | 18.09% | 17.83% | 17.17% | 17.51% | 18.11% | 17.54% | 18.46% | 18.48% | 18.14% |
| Gross Profit | 148.48M | 180.31M | 123.93M | 148.19M | 148.09M | 148.7M | 148.04M | 203.31M | 150.21M | 148.69M | 143.26M | 137.76M | 137.27M | 139.33M | 135.77M | 133.37M | 130.46M | 129.08M | 127.63M | 127.31M |
| Gross Margin % | 82.39% | 98.04% | 68.25% | 82.91% | 82.72% | 82.41% | 82.4% | 113.65% | 83.37% | 82.79% | 82.17% | 81.91% | 82.17% | 82.83% | 82.49% | 81.89% | 82.46% | 81.54% | 81.52% | 81.86% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 0.27% | 21.25% | -16.29% | -27.11% | -1.42% | 0.01% | 3.34% | 47.58% | 9.43% | 6.72% | 5.52% | 3.29% | 5.23% | 7.94% | 6.38% | 4.76% | 3.98% | 2.57% | 7.29% | 60.96% |
| Operating Expenses | 131.85M | 158.57M | 107.13M | 132.95M | 141.63M | 128.92M | 136.59M | 193.8M | 137.47M | 133.75M | 128.94M | 125.43M | 124.74M | 119.52M | 115.87M | 117.98M | 119.51M | 125.02M | 115.55M | 111.66M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 73.16% | 86.22% | 59% | 74.38% | 79.11% | 71.45% | 76.03% | 108.33% | 76.3% | 74.47% | 73.96% | 74.58% | 74.67% | 71.05% | 70.4% | 72.44% | 75.54% | 78.97% | 73.81% | 71.79% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 83.64M | 85.85M | 83.66M | 79.44M | 86.11M | 75.2M | 79.8M | 83.19M | 82.02M | 81.9M | 77.97M | 75.8M | 100.7M | 95.81M | 71.31M | 71.87M | 73.65M | 99.62M | 90M | 86.36M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 46.41% | 46.68% | 46.08% | 44.44% | 48.1% | 41.68% | 44.42% | 46.5% | 45.52% | 45.6% | 44.73% | 45.07% | 60.28% | 56.96% | 43.32% | 44.12% | 46.56% | 62.93% | 57.49% | 55.53% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.63M | 0 | 29.04M | 0 | 27.58M | 28.09M | 25.23M | 25.3M | 24.96M | 24.1M | 0 | 21.43M | 23.12M | 21.31M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | 16.02% | - | 16.09% | - | 15.42% | 15.59% | 14.05% | 14.51% | 14.84% | 14.43% | - | 13.02% | 14.19% | 13.47% | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -59K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Operating Income | 16.63M | 21.74M | 16.8M | 15.25M | 6.46M | 19.78M | 11.46M | 9.52M | 12.74M | 14.94M | 14.32M | 12.33M | 12.53M | 19.81M | 19.9M | 15.38M | 10.94M | 4.06M | 12.07M | 15.65M |
| Operating Margin % | 9.23% | 11.82% | 9.26% | 8.53% | 3.61% | 10.96% | 6.38% | 5.32% | 7.07% | 8.32% | 8.21% | 7.33% | 7.5% | 11.78% | 12.09% | 9.45% | 6.92% | 2.57% | 7.71% | 10.07% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 157.48% | 9.89% | 46.69% | 60.2% | -49.31% | 32.45% | -19.99% | -22.84% | 1.72% | -24.61% | -28.05% | -19.83% | 14.51% | 387.72% | 64.81% | -1.72% | -33.88% | -74.45% | -36.66% | 190.89% |
| EBITDA | 33.35M | 38.2M | 40.27M | 40.12M | 33.5M | 44.46M | 39.02M | 37.09M | 40.11M | 41.55M | 39.99M | 37M | 36.57M | 43.52M | 43.03M | 38.39M | 35.49M | 29.46M | 37.63M | 40.95M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 18.51% | 20.77% | 22.18% | 22.45% | 18.71% | 24.64% | 21.72% | 20.73% | 22.26% | 23.14% | 22.94% | 22% | 21.89% | 25.87% | 26.14% | 23.57% | 22.44% | 18.61% | 24.03% | 26.33% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -0.44% | -14.08% | 3.2% | 8.17% | -16.48% | 7% | -2.42% | 0.23% | 9.67% | -4.51% | -7.08% | -3.6% | 3.03% | 47.7% | 14.37% | -6.27% | -15.94% | -29.25% | -15.33% | 193.17% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 16.72M | 16.47M | 23.46M | 24.87M | 27.04M | 24.68M | 27.56M | 27.57M | 27.36M | 26.62M | 25.67M | 24.67M | 24.04M | 23.71M | 23.13M | 23M | 24.55M | 25.4M | 25.55M | 25.3M |
| EBIT | 16.63M | 22.31M | 18.33M | 17.61M | 6.43M | 27.84M | 32.57M | 9.52M | 9.14M | 10.14M | 10.42M | 9.2M | 20.77M | 24.9M | 6.51M | 15.33M | 11.15M | 3.92M | 12.09M | 15.62M |
| Net Interest Income | 7.23M | -7.44M | -7.63M | -7.64M | -7.67M | -7.74M | -8.03M | -8.11M | -8.32M | -8.25M | -7.78M | -8.15M | -8.24M | -8.44M | -8.5M | -9.05M | -9.33M | -9.37M | -9.52M | -9.84M |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | -7.23M | 7.44M | 7.63M | 7.64M | 7.67M | 7.74M | 8.03M | 8.11M | 8.32M | 8.25M | 7.78M | 8.15M | 8.24M | 8.44M | 8.5M | 9.05M | 9.33M | 9.37M | 9.52M | 9.84M |
| Other Income/Expense | -7.92M | -6.87M | -6.1M | -5.28M | -7.69M | 325K | 13.08M | 6.88M | -11.92M | -13.04M | -11.68M | -11.28M | -5K | -3.35M | -21.89M | -9.1M | -9.12M | -9.51M | -9.5M | -9.88M |
| Pretax Income | 8.72M | 14.87M | 10.7M | 9.97M | -1.23M | 20.11M | 24.54M | 16.4M | 820K | 1.89M | 2.64M | 1.05M | 12.52M | 16.46M | -1.99M | 6.28M | 1.82M | -5.45M | 2.57M | 5.78M |
| Pretax Margin % | 4.84% | 8.09% | 5.89% | 5.58% | -0.69% | 11.14% | 13.66% | 9.17% | 0.46% | 1.05% | 1.51% | 0.62% | 7.5% | 9.79% | -1.21% | 3.86% | 1.15% | -3.44% | 1.64% | 3.71% |
| Income Tax | 3.74M | 7.47M | 3.04M | 2.96M | 780K | 2.8M | 5.82M | 5.02M | 36K | -6.46M | -1.85M | -93.08M | 1.04M | 6.2M | 952K | 739K | -2.52M | 507K | 140K | -189K |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 42.89% | 50.25% | 28.44% | 29.68% | -63.26% | 13.94% | 23.72% | 30.6% | 4.39% | -341.35% | -70.18% | -8855.85% | 8.34% | 37.66% | -47.86% | 11.76% | -138.59% | -9.3% | 5.45% | -3.27% |
| Net Income | 4.98M | 7.4M | 7.66M | 7.01M | -2.01M | 17.3M | 18.72M | 11.38M | 784K | 8.35M | 4.49M | 94.13M | 11.48M | 10.26M | -2.94M | 5.54M | 4.34M | -5.96M | 2.43M | 5.97M |
| Net Margin % | 2.76% | 4.02% | 4.22% | 3.92% | -1.12% | 9.59% | 10.42% | 6.36% | 0.44% | 4.65% | 2.58% | 55.97% | 6.87% | 6.1% | -1.79% | 3.4% | 2.74% | -3.76% | 1.55% | 3.84% |
| Net Income Growth % | 347.29% | -57.25% | -59.09% | -38.41% | -356.76% | 107.33% | 316.81% | -87.91% | -93.17% | -18.67% | 252.7% | 1597.49% | 164.49% | 272.3% | -220.98% | -7.06% | -17.77% | -182.5% | 119.83% | 124.21% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 4.98M | 7.4M | 7.66M | 7.01M | -2.01M | 17.3M | 18.72M | 11.38M | 784K | 8.35M | 4.49M | 94.13M | 11.48M | 10.26M | -2.94M | 5.54M | 4.34M | -5.96M | 2.43M | 5.97M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | -0.03 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1.37 | 0.17 | 0.15 | -0.04 | 0.08 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| EPS Growth % | 367.63% | -53.85% | -57.14% | -35.29% | -368.97% | 116.67% | 326.83% | -87.59% | -93.18% | -20% | 250.8% | 1612.5% | 183.33% | 274.22% | -245% | 0% | -25% | -186.1% | 116.67% | 121.62% |
| EPS (Basic) | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | -0.03 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 1.41 | 0.17 | 0.15 | -0.04 | 0.08 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 59.59M | 61.73M | 63.07M | 64.48M | 64.47M | 66.8M | 67.67M | 67.82M | 67.29M | 68.33M | 68.51M | 68.49M | 67.75M | 68.51M | 67.68M | 70.26M | 70.9M | 69.18M | 70.94M | 70.69M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 58.93M | 60.26M | 61.71M | 63.86M | 64.47M | 65.07M | 66.85M | 66.53M | 66.32M | 66.51M | 66.77M | 66.76M | 67.52M | 68.22M | 67.68M | 69.19M | 69.46M | 69.18M | 69.07M | 68.87M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |