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

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed FCF Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 10.55% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 463.0% to 10.55% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 17.98% through Dec 2025, down 26.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 17.98% for FY2025, 26.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q4 2025 was 10.55% at Cars.com, down from 36.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 36.04% in Q3 2025, with the low at 5.91% in Q4 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 17.88%, with a median of 17.45% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin hit 1733bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached -1657bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 13.84% in 2021, then soared by 39bps to 19.31% in 2022, then rose by 16bps to 22.48% in 2023, then tumbled by -74bps to 5.91% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 78bps to 10.55% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 10.55%, 36.04%, and 11.59% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.