Cars.com (CARS) Payables (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) reported Payables of $29.3 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from $29.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.61% quarter-over-quarter from $27.7 million in Q4 2025.

Cars.com (CARS) Payables (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $29.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Payables for Q1 2026 came in at $29.3 million, changed 0.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $29.3 million (changed 0.37% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $27.7 million, down 17.16% from the prior year.
  • Payables grew to $29.3 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $27.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payables peaked at $33.5 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $13.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $24.5 million and a median of $25.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Payables.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Payables slumped 47.97% in 2022, then surged 72.31% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $18.2 million in 2022, then gained by 22.1% to $22.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 50.49% to $33.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 17.16% to $27.7 million in 2025, then gained by 5.61% to $29.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CARS's Payables at $29.3 million in Q1 2026, $27.7 million in Q4 2025, and $33.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 621.70 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 16.85 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 13.33 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.46 Bn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 51.74 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 74.98 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 285.31 Mn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 68.00 Mn
10 Cars.com 542.73 Mn 478.13 Mn 118.41 Mn 29.31 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 15.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 25.39 Mn