Cars.com (CARS) Total Debt (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Total Debt of $451.8 million for Q1 2026, down 0.83% year-over-year from $455.6 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $451.5 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Total Debt (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 10 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $451.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Total Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $451.8 million, down 0.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $451.8 million (down 0.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $451.5 million, down 0.83% from the prior year.
- Total Debt held at $451.8 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $451.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $509.4 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $447.7 million in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of $467.7 million and a median of $455.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Total Debt slipped 11.14% in 2023, then climbed 4.31% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $472.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 2.3% to $483.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.79% to $455.3 million in 2024, then fell by 0.83% to $451.5 million in 2025, then increased by 0.07% to $451.8 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Total Debt at $451.8 million in Q1 2026, $451.5 million in Q4 2025, and $451.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 8.45 Bn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 77.50 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 58.75 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 21.07 Mn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | - | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.54 Bn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 335.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 451.82 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 451.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 451.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 451.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 455.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 455.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 455.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 464.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 469.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 473.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 483.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 447.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 450.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 454.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 472.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 495.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 507.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 509.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 466.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 478.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 510.08 Mn |