NYSE:CARS | Profit Margins | Cars.com Inc.

Complete source-backed margin history.

Available history
2015-12-31 to 2026-06-30
Data captured

Historical Profit Margins

DateGross marginOperating marginNet margin
2026-06-30—15.49%7.93%
2026-03-31—9.23%2.76%
2025-12-31—11.82%4.02%
2025-09-30—9.26%4.22%
2025-06-30—8.53%3.92%
2025-03-31—3.61%-1.12%
2024-12-31—10.96%9.59%
2024-09-30—6.38%10.42%
2024-06-30—5.32%6.36%
2024-03-31—7.07%0.44%
2023-12-31—8.32%4.65%
2023-09-30—8.21%2.58%
2023-06-30—7.33%55.97%
2023-03-31—7.50%6.87%
2022-12-31—11.78%6.10%
2022-09-30—12.09%-1.79%
2022-06-30—9.45%3.40%
2022-03-31—6.92%2.74%
2021-12-31—2.57%-1.82%
2021-09-30—7.71%1.55%
2021-06-30—10.07%3.84%
2021-03-31—10.79%3.44%
2020-12-31—10.39%23.03%
2020-09-30—13.20%-8.49%
2020-06-30—-16.88%-24.16%
2020-03-31—-611.14%-531.71%
2019-12-31—3.09%-2.70%
2019-09-30—-294.38%-280.20%
2019-06-30—0.68%-4.07%
2019-03-31—-2.63%-5.86%
2018-12-31—14.52%5.69%
2018-09-30—16.73%9.33%
2018-06-30—14.57%7.55%
2018-03-31—4.48%0.58%
2017-12-31—24.80%96.93%
2017-09-30—24.62%13.13%
2017-06-30—18.43%15.84%
2017-03-31—17.75%17.55%
2016-12-31—30.20%30.19%
2016-09-30—32.14%31.94%
2016-06-30—26.73%26.82%
2016-03-31—22.15%22.10%

Annual Profit Margins

DateGross marginOperating marginNet margin
2025-12-31—8.33%2.77%
2024-12-31—7.44%6.70%
2023-12-31—7.85%17.19%
2022-12-31—10.10%2.63%
2021-12-31—7.75%1.73%
2020-12-31—-162.07%-144.13%
2019-12-31—-73.52%-73.40%
2018-12-31—12.67%5.86%
2017-12-31—21.44%35.84%
2016-12-31—27.90%27.86%
2015-12-31—26.44%26.46%