Cars.com (CARS) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Cars.com (CARS) posted FCF Margin of 8.48% for Q2 2026, down 4.77 percentage points from 13.26% a year earlier and down 13.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cars.com (CARS) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Cars.com was 20.65%, up 1.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 20.37%, down 0.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -1.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cars.com's FCF Margin was 20.79% in FY2024 (+1.14 pp), 19.65% in FY2023 (+0.28 pp), 19.37% in FY2022 (-2.52 pp) and 21.89% in FY2021 (-0.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.02 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 9.44 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 9.92 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 21.94% (Q1 2026), 19.97% (Q4 2025) and 32.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | -7.11% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | -1.79% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 22.40% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 33.69% |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 21.81% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 17.17% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 65.40% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 15.01% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 12.02% |
| 10 | Cars.com | 703.28 Mn | 484.61 Mn | 150.14 Mn | 32.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.13% |
API Access
Cars.com FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=CARS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();