Cars.com (CARS) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Debt Ratio for 10 consecutive years, with 0.43 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 2.02% year-over-year to 0.43; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.43 (up 2.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.42, up 3.79% from the prior year.
• Debt Ratio grew to 0.43 in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.48 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.41 in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.43 across 5 years, with a median of 0.42 in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio decreased 13.99% — and 2025, when it grew 3.79%.
• Cars.com's Debt Ratio stood at 0.46 in 2022, then fell by 10.58% to 0.41 in 2023, then dropped by 0.65% to 0.41 in 2024, then rose by 3.79% to 0.42 in 2025, then gained by 0.92% to 0.43 in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CARS's Debt Ratio at 0.43 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.42 in Q3 2025.