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Cars.com (CARS) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 10 consecutive years, with $19.4 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 81.78% to $19.4 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $130.0 million through Dec 2025, down 0.86% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $130.0 million for FY2025, 0.86% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $19.4 million at Cars.com, down from $65.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $65.4 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $10.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $30.5 million, with a median of $28.9 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow hit 150.84% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 73.57% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $21.9 million in 2021, then surged by 48.21% to $32.5 million in 2022, then grew by 24.31% to $40.4 million in 2023, then plummeted by 73.57% to $10.7 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 81.78% to $19.4 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $19.4 million, $65.4 million, and $20.7 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.