Cars.com (CARS) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) reported Change in Cash of $8.4 million for Q1 2026, up 143.47% year-over-year from $3.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 618.38% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 million in Q4 2025.
Cars.com (CARS) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at $8.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at $8.4 million, up 143.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $33.2 million (up 45959.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.6 million, down 51.52% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash advanced to $8.4 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $1.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $27.4 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$19.2 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $1.5 million and a median of -$205000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Cash surged 2133.33% in 2022, then sank 4722.93% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at -$205000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 4722.93% to -$9.9 million in 2023, then surged by 111.13% to $1.1 million in 2024, then increased by 5.82% to $1.2 million in 2025, then soared by 618.38% to $8.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Change in Cash at $8.4 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 million in Q4 2025, and $27.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 7.36 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -8.00 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | -50.34 Mn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 420.78 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -591.28 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -109.18 Mn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 31.94 Mn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | -90.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cars.com | 542.73 Mn | 478.13 Mn | 118.41 Mn | 8.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -205,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -678,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.54 Mn |