Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com has disclosed Invested Capital across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $460.7 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 5.95% year-over-year to $460.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $460.7 million (down 5.95% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $472.5 million, down 7.62% from the prior year.
• Invested Capital retreated to $460.7 million in Q1 2026, from $472.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Invested Capital for CARS reached as high as $515.2 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as $389.4 million in Q3 2022.
• The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $481.4 million (2024), against an average of $463.8 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Invested Capital climbed 29.27% — and 2025, when it dropped 7.62%.
• A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $398.6 million in 2022, then gained by 29.27% to $515.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 0.73% to $511.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 7.62% to $472.5 million in 2025, then decreased by 2.49% to $460.7 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital over the past three periods registered $460.7 million, $472.5 million, and $477.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.