Cars.com CARS
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$11.68 -0.26 (-2.18%)
As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Cars.com (CARS) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly 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.

Analysis

Cars.com (CARS) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has reported Change in Cash for 11 consecutive years, with $8.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash rose 143.47% year-over-year to $8.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $33.2 million (up 45959.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.6 million, down 51.52% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash rose to $8.4 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $27.4 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$19.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $1.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$205000.0 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash surged 2133.33% — and 2023, when it sank 4722.93%.
  • Cars.com's Change in Cash stood at -$205000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 4722.93% to -$9.9 million in 2023, then soared by 111.13% to $1.1 million in 2024, then rose by 5.82% to $1.2 million in 2025, then jumped 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 17.85 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn -1.83 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn 720.66 Mn
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn -
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 112.49 Mn
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn -
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn 797.00 Mn
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn 44.40 Mn
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn -439.52 Mn
10 Cars.com 651.74 Mn 618.45 Mn - -31.31 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -31.31 Mn
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