Cars.com CARS
NYSE CARS
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As of: Oct 2, 2026 · 2:54 PM EDT

Cars.com (CARS) Short term Debt (2017 - 2023)

Updated

Cars.com (CARS) reported Short term Debt of $23.13 million for Q4 2023, up 63.6% from $14.13 million a year earlier and up 28.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Cars.com (CARS) Short term Debt (2017 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Dating back to Q2 2017, Cars.com's Short term Debt record includes 26 quarters.

  • Short term Debt has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.9% (FY2018 to FY2023).
  • By year, Short term Debt came in at $14.13 million in FY2022 (+58.1%), $8.94 million in FY2021 (+15.3%), $7.76 million in FY2020 (-75.3%) and $31.39 million in FY2019 (+16.9%).
  • The Q4 2023 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Short term Debt since Q3 2020.
  • Year over year, Short term Debt has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 50.9% over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Short term Debt in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 66.9%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 76.5%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2023 came in at $18.06 million (Q3 2023), $16.76 million (Q2 2023) and $15.44 million (Q1 2023).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,180.92 Bn 3,938.44 Bn 73.85 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,847.76 Bn 1,550.28 Bn 49.47 Bn
3 Netflix 289.73 Bn 249.92 Bn 6.52 Bn
4 Alibaba Group Holding 249.81 Bn 67.68 Bn 15.11 Bn
5 Shopify 192.08 Bn 169.26 Bn 1.71 Bn
6 Uber Technologies 139.76 Bn 111.74 Bn 6.38 Bn
7 Booking Holdings 122.41 Bn 55.46 Bn -
8 PDD Holdings 110.94 Bn -140.99 Bn 9.45 Bn
9 Spotify Technology 100.32 Bn 57.56 Bn 1.86 Bn
10 Cars.com 553.28 Mn 344.09 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 23.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 11.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 10.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 8.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 7.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 7.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 32.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 31.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 31.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 32.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 32.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 29.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 26.85 Mn
API Access

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