Cars.com (CARS) Amortization of Intangibles (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Amortizatization of Intangibles of $10.53 million for Q2 2026, down 39.7% from $17.46 million a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Amortization of Intangibles (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cars.com's Amortizatization of Intangibles came in at $49.07 million, down 32.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $62.83 million, down 22.0% from FY2024.
- Amortizatization of Intangibles has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Amortizatization of Intangibles came in at $80.51 million in FY2024 (+2.3%), $78.67 million in FY2023 (+0.8%), $78.01 million in FY2022 (-8.9%) and $85.64 million in FY2021 (-9.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Amortizatization of Intangibles spans a low of $10.53 million in Q4 2025 and a high of $21.34 million in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Amortizatization of Intangibles has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 22.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Amortizatization of Intangibles in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 10.7%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 39.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $10.54 million (Q1 2026), $10.53 million (Q4 2025) and $17.46 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Amort. of Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | - |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 4.24 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | - |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | - |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.90 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 10.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.31 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Amortization of Intangibles API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortizatization-of-intangibles&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortizatization-of-intangibles", "ticker": "CARS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortizatization-of-intangibles&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();