Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Change in Receivables (2017 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Change in Receivables for 9 consecutive years, with $3.5 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Change in Receivables fell 64.54% to $3.5 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$601000.0 through Dec 2025, down 104.88% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$601000.0 for FY2025, 104.88% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables for Q4 2025 was $3.5 million at Cars.com, up from -$3.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Receivables was $9.7 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$4.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Change in Receivables over 5 years is $2.1 million, with a median of $1.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Receivables hit 410.67% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1475.18% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Receivables stood at -$581000.0 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 410.67% to $1.8 million in 2022, then soared by 71.47% to $3.1 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 214.93% to $9.7 million in 2024, then crashed by 64.54% to $3.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Receivables over the past three periods came in at $3.5 million, -$3.3 million, and $1.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.