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

Cars.com has reported Invested Capital over the past 10 years, most recently at $472.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital fell 7.62% to $472.5 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $472.5 million through Dec 2025, down 7.62% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $472.5 million for FY2025, 7.62% down from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $472.5 million for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $477.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Invested Capital peaked at $515.2 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $381.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $475.0 million (2025), against an average of $450.4 million.
  • Year-over-year, Invested Capital rose 29.27% in 2023 and then dropped 7.62% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $407.0 million in 2021, then fell by 2.06% to $398.6 million in 2022, then grew by 29.27% to $515.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 0.73% to $511.5 million in 2024, then dropped 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).