Cars.com (CARS) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com's Shares Outstanding came in at 55.87 million for Q2 2026, down 11.5% from 63.16 million a year earlier and down 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cars.com's Shares Outstanding was 62.39 million, down 5.5% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 66.01 million in FY2024 (-1.1%), 66.74 million in FY2023 (-2.2%), 68.22 million in FY2022 (-0.7%) and 68.73 million in FY2021 (+2.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2016.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for 16 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 2.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 11.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Shares Outstanding at 58.93 million (Q1 2026), 62.39 million (Q4 2025) and 61.71 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 12.15 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 4.19 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 768.00 Mn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 205.41 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 540.34 Mn | 331.15 Mn | - | 55.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 62.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 61.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 63.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 64.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 66.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 66.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 66.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 66.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 66.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 66.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 66.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 68.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 67.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 69.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 69.07 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();