SuperworthCars.com profit margin CARS
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2016.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 4.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.0 pts
- Peer median
- 6.9%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cars.com kept 4.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.4% and a gross margin of 82.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 1.0%.
The median for 10 application software stocks of a similar size is 6.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.8% | 8.3% | 82.9% |
| FY2024 | 6.7% | 7.4% | 82.7% |
| FY2023 | 17.2% | 7.9% | 82.3% |
| FY2022 | 2.6% | 10.1% | 68.8% |
| FY2021 | 1.2% | 7.8% | 69.3% |
| FY2020 | n/a | n/a | 70.4% |
| FY2019 | −73.4% | −73.5% | 73.2% |
| FY2018 | 5.9% | 12.7% | 83.9% |
| FY2017 | 35.8% | 21.4% | 89.5% |
| FY2016 | 27.9% | 27.9% | 79.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 4.7% | −1.0 pts | 11.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 3.7% | −2.6 pts | 9.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 2.8% | −3.9 pts | 8.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 4.2% | −1.3 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.7% | +2.2 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 6.3% | −9.0 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 6.7% | −10.5 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.5% | −12.3 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 3.5% | −13.4 pts | 7.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 15.3% | +11.7 pts | 7.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 17.2% | +14.6 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 17.8% | +17.6 pts | 8.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Application nearest Cars.com's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CARSCars.com | 4.7% |
| IBEXIBEX | 7.2% |
| OOMAOoma | 3.6% |
| NRDSNerdwallet | 7.6% |
| MNTNMNTN | 18.0% |
| YEXTYext | 5.9% |
| TASKTaskUs | 8.8% |
| EVEREverQuote | 15.2% |
| ZIPZiprecruiter | 6.2% |
| HSTMHealthstream | 6.6% |
| EGHT8X8 | 0.6% |
| Peer median | 6.9% |
Where Cars.com ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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