Cars.com (CARS) Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) recorded Non-Current Debt of $447.13 million in Q2 2026, down 1.9% from $455.9 million a year earlier and down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com reported Non-Current Debt of $451.52 million, down 0.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Non-Current Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Non-Current Debt came in at $455.29 million in FY2024 (-1.0%), $460.12 million in FY2023 (+0.4%), $458.25 million in FY2022 (+0.2%) and $457.38 million in FY2021 (-20.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Non-Current Debt since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Debt has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Non-Current Debt in the last five years was growth of 8.2% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 20.6% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $451.82 million (Q1 2026), $451.52 million (Q4 2025) and $451.21 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net LT Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 25.37 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | -964.00 Mn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 992.55 Mn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | - |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | -5.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -23.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -32.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -22.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -52.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -313,000.00 |
API Access
Cars.com Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) 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=non-current-debt&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-debt", "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=non-current-debt&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();