Cars.com (CARS) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com's (CARS) Debt Ratio was 0.44 for Q2 2026, up 3.1% from 0.43 a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Debt Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Cars.com was 0.42, up 3.8% from FY2024.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.41 in FY2024 (-0.7%), 0.41 in FY2023 (-10.6%), 0.46 in FY2022 (-0.4%) and 0.46 in FY2021 (-14.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 3.8%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 14.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.43 (Q1 2026), 0.42 (Q4 2025) and 0.42 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 0.12 |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 0.17 |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 0.26 |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 0.07 |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 0.22 |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.41 |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 0.00 |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 0.71 |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 0.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.44 |
| 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 |
API Access
Cars.com Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "CARS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();