Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Total Debt (2017 - 2026)

Cars.com has reported Total Debt over the past 9 years, most recently at $451.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Total Debt fell 0.83% to $451.5 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $451.5 million through Dec 2025, down 0.83% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $451.5 million for FY2025, 0.83% down from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $451.5 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, roughly flat from $451.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $532.0 million in Q1 2021 and troughed at $447.7 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $468.0 million (2021), against an average of $474.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, Total Debt crashed 33.06% in 2021 and then rose 4.31% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $466.3 million in 2021, then increased by 1.3% to $472.4 million in 2022, then rose by 2.3% to $483.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 5.79% to $455.3 million in 2024, then fell by 0.83% to $451.5 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Total Debt are $451.5 million (Q4 2025), $451.2 million (Q3 2025), and $455.9 million (Q2 2025).