Cars.com (CARS) Common Equity (2015 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted Common Equity of $443.61 million for Q2 2026, down 8.2% from $483.22 million a year earlier and down 3.7% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Common Equity (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com's Common Equity came in at $472.53 million, down 7.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Common Equity shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cars.com's Common Equity was $511.49 million in FY2024 (+3.9%), $492.11 million in FY2023 (+28.0%), $384.43 million in FY2022 (-3.4%) and $398.02 million in FY2021 (+8.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Common Equity since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Common Equity has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Common Equity in the past five years was Q3 2023, with growth of 28.3%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 8.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Common Equity for the three prior quarters was $460.75 million (Q1 2026), $472.53 million (Q4 2025) and $477.57 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Common Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 677.55 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 272.39 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 29.29 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 163.05 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 12.75 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 28.58 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.30 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | -10.41 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 448.63 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 448.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 443.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 460.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 472.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 477.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 483.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 489.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 511.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 502.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 496.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 481.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 492.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 483.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 477.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 384.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 384.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 376.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 391.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 396.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 398.02 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Common Equity 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=common-equity&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "common-equity", "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=common-equity&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();