Cars.com (CARS) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $1.01 billion in Q2 2026, down 4.9% from $1.06 billion a year earlier and down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity at Cars.com came in at $1.06 billion, down 4.4% from FY2024.
- Liabilities and Shareholders Equity shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $1.11 billion in FY2024 (-5.2%), $1.17 billion in FY2023 (+14.4%), $1.02 billion in FY2022 (+1.8%) and $1.01 billion in FY2021 (-6.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average decline of 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Liabilities and Shareholders Equity over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 14.4%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 6.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, CARS's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.05 billion (Q1 2026), $1.06 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.07 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 1,003.31 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 478.84 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 58.68 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 289.18 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 14.66 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 71.07 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 16.23 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 28.26 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.01 Bn |
API Access
Cars.com Liabilities and Shareholders Equity 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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();