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 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 51.74 Mn | |
| 6 | 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |