What is Cars.com Inc.'s income tax?

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported income tax of $3.74M in Q1 2026.

How has Cars.com Inc.'s income tax changed year-over-year?

Cars.com Inc.'s income tax increased by 379.2% year-over-year, from $780K to $3.74M.

What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s income tax has grown at a 81.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.31M to $14.25M.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Cars.com Inc. CARS Income Tax

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$180.2M+0.7%

Operating income$16.6M+157%

Net income$5.0M+347%

EPS (diluted)$0.08+367%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$64.6M+105%

Total debt$451.8M-0.8%

Total equity$460.7M-6.0%

Total assets$1.1B-2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$39.8M+35.1%

CapEx$262.0K-67.7%

Free cash flow$39.5M+38.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$567.97M-19.3%

Enterprise value$955.2M-15.3%

P/E21×+5.5×

P/S0.8×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin84.2%—

Operating margin9.7%+3.1pp

Net margin3.7%-2.6pp

FCF margin21.8%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-3.7pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cars.com Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The official record: Cars.com Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cars.com Inc.'s income tax?: Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported income tax of $3.74M in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s income tax changed year-over-year?: Cars.com Inc.'s income tax increased by 379.2% year-over-year, from $780K to $3.74M.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s income tax has grown at a 81.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.31M to $14.25M.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.