Growth Metrics

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

Cars.com has reported Payables over the past 10 years, most recently at $27.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Payables fell 17.16% to $27.7 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $27.7 million through Dec 2025, down 17.16% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $27.7 million for FY2025, 17.16% down from the prior year.
  • Payables was $27.7 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $33.0 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.
  • The 5-year median for Payables is $22.6 million (2021), against an average of $23.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, Payables tumbled 47.97% in 2022 and then surged 72.31% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $15.4 million in 2021, then grew by 18.22% to $18.2 million in 2022, then grew by 22.1% to $22.3 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 50.49% to $33.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 17.16% to $27.7 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Payables are $27.7 million (Q4 2025), $33.0 million (Q3 2025), and $30.9 million (Q2 2025).