Cars.com (CARS) Price to Book (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com's Price to Book was 1.33 in Q2 2026, down 12.2% from 1.52 a year earlier but up 31.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Price to Book (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Book at Cars.com came in at 1.51, down 30.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Book was 2.18 in FY2024 (-14.2%), 2.54 in FY2023 (+7.0%), 2.37 in FY2022 (-15.1%) and 2.80 in FY2021 (+35.2%).
- Quarterly Price to Book has moved between 1.01 (Q1 2026) and 3.35 (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Book has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average decline of 25.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Book over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 67.8%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 42.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CARS's Price to Book in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.01 (Q1 2026), 1.51 (Q4 2025) and 1.54 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 540.34 Mn | 331.15 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.01 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.51 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.54 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.52 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.62 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.31 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.76 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.35 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.04 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.64 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.54 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.80 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.21 |
API Access
Cars.com Price to Book 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=price-to-book&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-book", "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=price-to-book&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();