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Cars.com Inc. CARS Cost Of Revenue And Operations

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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 / equity+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 cars:CostOfRevenueAndOperations.

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 cost of revenue and operations?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported cost of revenue and operations of $31.74M in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s cost of revenue and operations changed year-over-year?
Cars.com Inc.'s cost of revenue and operations increased by 0.8% year-over-year, from $31.48M to $31.74M.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s cost of revenue and operations?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s cost of revenue and operations has grown at a 2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $114.2M to $123.87M.
What does cost of revenue and operations mean?
This metric represents the direct costs associated with delivering the company's core digital marketplace services and platform operations. It encompasses the essential expenses required to maintain service availability, support customer transactions, and facilitate the core business model. Monitoring this figure helps investors assess the scalability of the platform and the efficiency of the company's operational infrastructure.