Cars.com CARS
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As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 44.92 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn 30.12 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn -23.25 Mn
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn -5.66 Bn
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 1.13 Mn
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn -
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn -
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn 22.95 Mn
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn 17.31 Mn
10 Cars.com 651.74 Mn 618.45 Mn - 5.31 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 5.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.31 Mn