Cars.com (CARS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 16.92 for Q1 2026, up 204.89% year-over-year from 5.55 in Q1 2025, and up 904.23% quarter-over-quarter from 1.68 in Q4 2025.

Cars.com (CARS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 11 consecutive years, with 16.92 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 204.89% year-over-year to 16.92; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.37 (up 116.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.01, up 22.28% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio improved to 16.92 in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from 1.68 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 16.92 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.36 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 3.58 across 5 years, with a median of 1.68 in 2025.
  • On a YoY basis, Interest Coverage Ratio climbed as much as 702.01% in 2022 and fell as far as 91.67% in 2022.
  • Cars.com's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.38 in 2022, then dropped by 20.63% to 1.1 in 2023, then grew by 28.1% to 1.41 in 2024, then climbed by 19.86% to 1.68 in 2025, then soared by 904.23% to 16.92 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CARS's Interest Coverage Ratio at 16.92 in Q1 2026, 1.68 in Q4 2025, and 8.46 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,234.87 Bn 3,805.83 Bn 73.85 Bn 1.91
2 Meta Platforms 1,535.77 Bn 1,445.51 Bn 49.47 Bn 1.47
3 Taboola.com 1,137.67 Bn 1,137.54 Bn 139.48 Mn 0.17
4 Baidu 289.51 Bn 285.02 Bn 1.88 Mn -5.36
5 Spotify Technology 102.78 Bn 92.54 Bn 1.75 Bn 4.83
6 Joyy 77.93 Bn 77.04 Bn 205.64 Mn 0.86
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 2.55
8 Nebius 49.19 Bn 39.57 Bn 295.20 Mn 2.01
9 Reddit 30.48 Bn 27.69 Bn 734.60 Mn 0.17
10 Cars.com 664.03 Mn 630.74 Mn - 2.03

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.03
Mar 31, 2026 16.92
Dec 31, 2025 1.68
Sep 30, 2025 8.46
Jun 30, 2025 1.10
Mar 31, 2025 5.55
Dec 31, 2024 1.41
Sep 30, 2024 1.70
Jun 30, 2024 0.96
Mar 31, 2024 1.77
Dec 31, 2023 1.10
Sep 30, 2023 2.09
Jun 30, 2023 1.23
Mar 31, 2023 1.33
Dec 31, 2022 1.38
Sep 30, 2022 6.36
Jun 30, 2022 7.44
Mar 31, 2022 0.36
Dec 31, 2021 -0.23
Sep 30, 2021 3.24