Cars.com (CARS) Price to Earnings (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com's (CARS) Price to Earnings was 17.20 for Q2 2026, down 3.7% from 17.85 a year earlier but up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Price to Earnings (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Cars.com was 35.68, up 54.1% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 23.16 in FY2024 (+119.3%), 10.56 in FY2023 (-80.1%), 53.05 in FY2022 (-48.6%) and 103.14 in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Price to Earnings spans a low of 9.27 in Q3 2023 and a high of 189.35 in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 43.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 353.1%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 95.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 17.17 (Q1 2026), 35.68 (Q4 2025) and 24.62 (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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.17 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.68 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.85 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.82 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.56 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.56 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.27 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.67 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 53.05 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 189.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 68.23 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 102.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 103.14 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.79 |
API Access
Cars.com Price to Earnings 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-earnings&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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-earnings&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();