Cars.com (CARS) Payables (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com's Payables came in at $33.05 million for Q2 2026, up 6.8% from $30.94 million a year earlier and up 12.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Payables (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com's Payables was $27.75 million, down 17.2% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $33.5 million in FY2024 (+50.5%), $22.26 million in FY2023 (+22.1%), $18.23 million in FY2022 (+18.2%) and $15.42 million in FY2021 (-6.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Payables since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Payables increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 16.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 72.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 48.0%).
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Payables at $29.31 million (Q1 2026), $27.75 million (Q4 2025) and $33.04 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 21.98 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 19.10 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 60.83 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 838.17 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 5.22 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 32.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.42 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Payables 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=payables&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();