Cars.com (CARS) Total Debt (2017 - 2026)
Cars.com's Total Debt came in at $447.13 million for Q2 2026, down 1.9% from $455.9 million a year earlier and down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Cars.com (CARS) Total Debt (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com's Total Debt was $451.52 million, down 0.8% from FY2024.
- Total Debt carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Total Debt was $455.29 million in FY2024 (-5.8%), $483.25 million in FY2023 (+2.3%), $472.38 million in FY2022 (+1.3%) and $466.32 million in FY2021 (-20.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q2 2017.
- Year-over-year, Total Debt has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Debt over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 4.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 20.1%).
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Total Debt at $451.82 million (Q1 2026), $451.52 million (Q4 2025) and $451.21 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,180.92 Bn | 3,938.44 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 98.17 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,847.76 Bn | 1,550.28 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 83.66 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 289.73 Bn | 249.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 14.31 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.81 Bn | 67.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 25.22 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.08 Bn | 169.26 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.76 Bn | 111.74 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 12.72 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 122.41 Bn | 55.46 Bn | - | 20.18 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 | - | 447.13 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 447.13 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Cars.com Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();