Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Goodwill (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has reported Goodwill over the past 9 years, most recently at $167.2 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Goodwill rose 16.7% to $167.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $167.2 million through Dec 2025, up 16.7% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $167.2 million for FY2025, 16.7% up from the prior year.
  • Goodwill was $167.2 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, roughly flat from $166.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Goodwill peaked at $167.6 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $26.2 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Goodwill is $143.3 million (2024), against an average of $125.8 million.
  • Year-over-year, Goodwill skyrocketed 292.18% in 2022 and then decreased 2.57% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Goodwill shows it stood at $26.2 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 292.18% to $102.9 million in 2022, then surged by 42.97% to $147.1 million in 2023, then fell by 2.57% to $143.3 million in 2024, then rose by 16.7% to $167.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Goodwill are $167.2 million (Q4 2025), $166.6 million (Q3 2025), and $167.6 million (Q2 2025).