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Cars.com (CARS) Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Cars.com (CARS) has disclosed Invested Capital for 10 consecutive years, with $472.5 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Invested Capital fell 7.62% to $472.5 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $472.5 million, a 7.62% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $472.5 million, down 7.62% from a year prior.
  • Invested Capital was $472.5 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $477.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $515.2 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $381.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $450.4 million and a median of $475.0 million in 2025 define the central range for Invested Capital.
  • Peak YoY movement for Invested Capital: rose 29.27% in 2023, then dropped 7.62% in 2025.
  • Cars.com's Invested Capital stood at $407.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 2.06% to $398.6 million in 2022, then increased by 29.27% to $515.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.73% to $511.5 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.62% to $472.5 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Invested Capital are $472.5 million (Q4 2025), $477.6 million (Q3 2025), and $483.2 million (Q2 2025).