Cars.com (CARS) Intangibles (2015 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Intangibles of $505.05 million for Q2 2026, down 9.1% from $555.36 million a year earlier and down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Intangibles (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com posted Intangibles of $527.08 million, down 10.0% from FY2024.
- Intangibles has declined for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Intangibles came in at $585.69 million in FY2024 (-12.5%), $669.17 million in FY2023 (-5.4%), $707.09 million in FY2022 (-8.1%) and $769.42 million in FY2021 (-7.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Intangibles in data going back to Q4 2016.
- Year over year, Intangibles has now declined in each of the last 20 quarters, with an average decline of 10.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year decline in Intangibles has ranged between 5.4% (Q4 2023) and 12.5% (Q4 2024) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $516.13 million (Q1 2026), $527.08 million (Q4 2025) and $537.17 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 8.82 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 | 34.61 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 125.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 336.19 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 34.02 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 759.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 494.47 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 494.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 505.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 516.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 527.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 537.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 555.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 571.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 585.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 605.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 625.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 647.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 669.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 649.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 668.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 687.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 707.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 726.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 745.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 764.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 769.42 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Intangibles 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=intangibles&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "intangibles", "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=intangibles&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();