Cars.com (CARS) Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) recorded Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) of $34.15 million in Q2 2026, down 5.1% from $36 million a year earlier and down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com reported Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) of $35.22 million, down 13.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has declined for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) came in at $40.7 million in FY2024 (-7.2%), $43.85 million in FY2023 (-3.0%), $45.22 million in FY2022 (+5.1%) and $43.01 million in FY2021 (+4.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) since Q1 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) in the last five years was growth of 12.5% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 17.6% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $35.52 million (Q1 2026), $35.22 million (Q4 2025) and $35.28 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PP&E (Net) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 372.83 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 253.22 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 46.06 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 50.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 113.34 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 215.48 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 748.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 33.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 33.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 45.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 43.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.01 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) 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=property-plant-and-equipment-net&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "property-plant-and-equipment-net", "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=property-plant-and-equipment-net&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();