Cars.com (CARS) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $262000.0 for Q1 2026, down 67.69% year-over-year from $811000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 95.23% quarter-over-quarter from $5.5 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has reported Capital Expenditures for 11 consecutive years, with $262000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 67.69% year-over-year to $262000.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $21.1 million (up 579.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $21.6 million, up 620.63% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures declined to $262000.0 in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $5.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $12.8 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $262000.0 in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $3.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.1 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 3534.06% — and 2024, when it tumbled 92.0%.
- Cars.com's Capital Expenditures stood at $4.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.53% to $4.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 79.97% to $954000.0 in 2024, then soared by 475.26% to $5.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 95.23% to $262000.0 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Capital Expenditures at $262000.0 in Q1 2026, $5.5 million in Q4 2025, and $12.8 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,165.61 Bn | 3,736.57 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 44.92 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,523.46 Bn | 1,433.20 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.12 Bn |
| 3 | Taboola.com | 1,141.85 Bn | 1,141.71 Bn | 139.48 Mn | - |
| 4 | Baidu | 288.34 Bn | 283.85 Bn | 1.88 Mn | -857.00 Mn |
| 5 | Spotify Technology | 103.44 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 1.75 Bn | -5.85 Mn |
| 6 | Joyy | 77.39 Bn | 76.50 Bn | 205.64 Mn | - |
| 7 | BILI Social International | 60.58 Bn | 60.58 Bn | 405,933.00 | - |
| 8 | Nebius | 50.20 Bn | 40.57 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -2.47 Bn |
| 9 | 30.00 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 734.60 Mn | 1.13 Mn | |
| 10 | Cars.com | 658.72 Mn | 625.43 Mn | - | 5.31 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 262,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 262,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 811,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 811,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 954,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 954,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 947,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 947,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 391,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 391,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 708,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 708,000.00 |