Cars.com (CARS) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Long-Term Investments of $31.6 million for Q1 2026, up 17.42% year-over-year from $26.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.39% quarter-over-quarter from $32.7 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Long-Term Investments data on file, last reported at $31.6 million in Q1 2026.
- Long-Term Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $31.6 million, up 17.42% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $31.6 million (up 17.42% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $32.7 million, up 19.71% from the prior year.
- Long-Term Investments slipped to $31.6 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $32.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Long-Term Investments peaked at $32.7 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $6.5 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $23.1 million and a median of $21.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Long-Term Investments.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Long-Term Investments soared 708.96% in 2022, then sank 69.1% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Long-Term Investments shows it stood at $21.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 69.1% to $6.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 320.49% to $27.3 million in 2024, then increased by 19.71% to $32.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 3.39% to $31.6 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Long-Term Investments at $31.6 million in Q1 2026, $32.7 million in Q4 2025, and $25.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 1.61 Bn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 106.95 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 28.41 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | - | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 463.25 Mn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 31.61 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 6.50 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 | 2.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.99 Mn |