Cars.com (CARS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com's Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.58% in Q2 2026, down 0.85 percentage points from 8.43% a year earlier but up 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Cars.com came in at 4.08%, down 5.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +108.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.60% in FY2024 (-17.42 pp), 27.02% in FY2023 (+22.63 pp), 4.40% in FY2022 (+1.58 pp) and 2.82% in FY2021 (+107.39 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 1.06% (Q3 2022) and 26.19% (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 267.00 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 21.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CARS's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.80% (Q1 2026), 4.22% (Q4 2025) and 6.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 35.76% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 28.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 49.69% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 16.68% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 12.62% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 155.17% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 35.30% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 9.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.72% |
API Access
Cars.com Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();