Cars.com (CARS) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com's Cash from Operations came in at $15.81 million for Q2 2026, down 39.7% from $26.23 million a year earlier and down 60.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cars.com reported Cash from Operations of $151.58 million, up 8.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $151.64 million, down 0.6% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $152.52 million in FY2024 (+11.6%), $136.72 million in FY2023 (+6.4%), $128.51 million in FY2022 (-6.9%) and $138 million in FY2021 (-0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 135.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 59.3%).
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Cash from Operations at $39.81 million (Q1 2026), $37.12 million (Q4 2025) and $58.84 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 39.07 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 31.86 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 3.38 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 658.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 3.72 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 948.49 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 540.34 Mn | 331.15 Mn | - | 15.81 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 53.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.61 Mn |
API Access
Cars.com Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();