Cars.com (CARS) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted Long-Term Investments of $31.29 million for Q2 2026, up 18.9% from $26.31 million a year earlier but down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com's Long-Term Investments came in at $32.72 million, up 19.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cars.com's Long-Term Investments was $27.33 million in FY2024 (+30.3%), $20.98 million in FY2023 (-0.3%), $21.03 million in FY2022 (-0.4%) and $21.11 million in FY2021 (-0.1%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Investments has run from a low of $19.39 million in Q3 2021 to a high of $32.72 million in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Investments has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 19.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Investments in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 31.2%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 7.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments for the three prior quarters was $31.61 million (Q1 2026), $32.72 million (Q4 2025) and $25.69 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 135.23 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 32.62 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | - |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 29.95 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 538.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 298.33 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 1.21 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 435.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 30.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.11 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Long-Term Investments 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=long-term-investments&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "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=long-term-investments&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();