Cars.com (CARS) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Equity Ratio of 0.44 for Q1 2026, down 3.25% year-over-year from 0.45 in Q1 2025, and down 1.66% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Equity Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.44 in Q1 2026.
- Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.44, down 3.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.44 (down 3.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.44, down 3.32% from the prior year.
- Equity Ratio eased to 0.44 in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Equity Ratio peaked at 0.46 in Q4 2024 and troughed at 0.36 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.42 and a median of 0.44 in 2023 frame the typical range for Equity Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Equity Ratio slipped 9.3% in 2022, then increased 22.12% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.38 in 2022, then increased by 11.9% to 0.42 in 2023, then rose by 9.6% to 0.46 in 2024, then decreased by 3.32% to 0.44 in 2025, then dropped by 1.66% to 0.44 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Equity Ratio at 0.44 in Q1 2026, 0.44 in Q4 2025, and 0.45 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 0.68 |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 0.62 |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 0.91 | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 0.61 | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 0.80 |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 0.28 |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.84 |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 0.44 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.38 |