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.
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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 | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 125.10 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 80.92 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 15.13 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 21.57 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 15.66 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.52 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 69.18 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 20.06 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 442.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 442.43 Mn |
| 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 |
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_KEYimport 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();