Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 11 years of filings, most recently posting -$6.3 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 69.8% year-over-year to -$6.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$34.9 million (up 11.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$49.4 million, down 100.83% from the prior year.
• Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$6.3 million in Q1 2026, from -$14.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for CARS reached as high as -$4.5 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$81.5 million in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$6.2 million (2025), against an average of -$15.4 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 1464.42% — and 2024, when it surged 93.17%.
• A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$5.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 1464.42% to -$81.5 million in 2023, then surged by 93.17% to -$5.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 153.08% to -$14.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 55.52% to -$6.3 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$6.3 million, -$14.1 million, and -$6.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.