Cars.com (CARS) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Debt Ratio of 0.43 for Q1 2026, up 2.02% year-over-year from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and up 0.92% quarter-over-quarter from 0.42 in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 10 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.43 in Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.43, up 2.02% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.43 (up 2.02% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.42, up 3.79% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.43 in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.48 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.41 in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.43 and a median of 0.42 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt Ratio decreased 13.99% in 2023, then grew 3.79% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.46 in 2022, then declined by 10.58% to 0.41 in 2023, then slipped by 0.65% to 0.41 in 2024, then increased by 3.79% to 0.42 in 2025, then rose 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 0.38 |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 0.11 |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 0.15 |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 0.00 |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | - | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 0.47 |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.06 |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 0.43 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.50 |