Cars.com (CARS) Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Invested Capital of $890.73 million for Q2 2026, down 5.2% from $939.11 million a year earlier and down 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cars.com posted Invested Capital of $924.05 million, down 4.4% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Invested Capital came in at $966.77 million in FY2024 (-0.9%), $975.36 million in FY2023 (+13.8%), $856.81 million in FY2022 (-0.9%) and $864.34 million in FY2021 (-9.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Invested Capital has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 2.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Invested Capital in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 13.8%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 9.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $912.57 million (Q1 2026), $924.05 million (Q4 2025) and $928.78 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 738.65 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 344.89 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.46 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 187.69 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 40.94 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 9.40 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 540.34 Mn | 331.15 Mn | - | 890.73 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 890.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 912.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 924.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 928.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 939.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 945.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 966.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 967.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 966.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 955.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 975.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 930.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 928.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 839.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 856.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 872.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 898.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 905.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 864.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 872.78 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();