Cars.com (CARS) Total Liabilities (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) recorded Total Liabilities of $568.83 million in Q2 2026, down 2.2% from $581.44 million a year earlier and down 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Total Liabilities (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cars.com reported Total Liabilities of $589.89 million, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Liabilities has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Total Liabilities came in at $600.38 million in FY2024 (-11.8%), $680.34 million in FY2023 (+6.2%), $640.44 million in FY2022 (+5.1%) and $609.19 million in FY2021 (-13.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Total Liabilities since Q1 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Liabilities has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Liabilities in the last five years was growth of 11.6% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 19.1% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $592.67 million (Q1 2026), $589.89 million (Q4 2025) and $593.82 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 325.76 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 206.45 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 29.40 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 126.13 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 42.49 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.28 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.32 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 38.67 Bn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 576.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 576.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 568.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 592.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 589.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 593.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 581.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 593.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 600.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 616.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 623.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 661.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 680.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 620.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 608.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 617.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 640.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 673.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 660.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 673.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 609.19 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Total Liabilities 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-liabilities&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-liabilities", "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-liabilities&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();