Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic FCF Margin for Cars.com (CARS) over the last 9 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 29.3%.

  • Cars.com's FCF Margin rose 24700.0% to 29.3% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 22.89%, marking a year-over-year increase of 25500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 18.24% for FY2024, which is 12400.0% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Cars.com's FCF Margin is 29.3%, which was up 24700.0% from 11.59% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Cars.com's FCF Margin ranged from a high of 29.3% in Q3 2025 and a low of 4.8% during Q2 2022
  • In the last 5 years, Cars.com's FCF Margin had a median value of 16.7% in 2022 and averaged 18.13%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Cars.com's FCF Margin surged by 131700bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -118300bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Cars.com's FCF Margin stood at 13.84% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 39bps to 19.31% in 2022, then rose by 16bps to 22.48% in 2023, then plummeted by -37bps to 14.08% in 2024, then soared by 108bps to 29.3% in 2025.
  • Its FCF Margin was 29.3% in Q3 2025, compared to 11.59% in Q2 2025 and 14.08% in Q4 2024.