Cars.com (CARS) Goodwill (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com's Goodwill came in at $165.79 million for Q2 2026, down 1.1% from $167.56 million a year earlier and down 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Goodwill (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com's Goodwill was $167.21 million, up 16.7% from FY2024.
- Goodwill carries a four-year compound annual growth rate of 58.9% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Goodwill was $143.28 million in FY2024 (-2.6%), $147.06 million in FY2023 (+43.0%), $102.86 million in FY2022 (+292.2%) and $26.23 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Goodwill since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Goodwill increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Goodwill over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 292.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 2.6%).
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Goodwill at $166.62 million (Q1 2026), $167.21 million (Q4 2025) and $166.6 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 165.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 165.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 166.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 167.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 166.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 167.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 165.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 143.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 145.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 145.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 146.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 147.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 102.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 102.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 102.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 102.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 102.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 103.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 101.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.23 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Goodwill 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=goodwill&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "goodwill", "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=goodwill&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();