Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $39.5 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 61.6% year-over-year to $39.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $145.1 million (up 2.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $130.0 million, down 13.04% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow rose to $39.5 million in Q1 2026, from $19.4 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for CARS reached as high as $65.4 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $7.8 million in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $29.1 million (2024), against an average of $32.2 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow slumped 65.09% — and 2023, when it surged 254.9%.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $32.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 24.31% to $40.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 28.04% to $29.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 33.23% to $19.4 million in 2025, then surged by 103.85% to $39.5 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $39.5 million, $19.4 million, and $65.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.