Cars.com (CARS) Price to Sales (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com's (CARS) Price to Sales was 0.81 for Q2 2026, down 20.3% from 1.02 a year earlier but up 26.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Price to Sales (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Sales at Cars.com was 0.99, down 36.3% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Sales came in at 1.55 in FY2024 (-14.5%), 1.81 in FY2023 (+30.0%), 1.40 in FY2022 (-21.8%) and 1.78 in FY2021 (+28.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Sales spans a low of 0.64 in Q1 2026 and a high of 1.97 in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Price to Sales has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average decline of 28.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Sales in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 94.9%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 44.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.64 (Q1 2026), 0.99 (Q4 2025) and 1.02 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.74 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.81 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.02 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.55 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.83 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.62 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.81 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.65 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.97 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.95 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.40 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.60 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.78 |
API Access
Cars.com Price to Sales 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-sales&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "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-sales&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();