Cars.com (CARS) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cars.com (CARS) reported Net Cash Flow of $8.6 million for Q1 2026, up 145.81% year-over-year from $3.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 769.99% quarter-over-quarter from $983000.0 in Q4 2025.

Cars.com (CARS) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cars.com (CARS) has 11 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $8.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $8.6 million, up 145.81% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $32.8 million (up 3030.41% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.6 million, down 53.06% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow improved to $8.6 million in Q1 2026 per CARS's latest filing, from $983000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $27.4 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$18.7 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.6 million and a median of -$205000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Cash Flow surged 2133.33% in 2022, then slumped 4508.78% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$205000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 4508.78% to -$9.4 million in 2023, then surged by 116.31% to $1.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 36.21% to $983000.0 in 2025, then surged by 769.99% to $8.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CARS's Net Cash Flow at $8.6 million in Q1 2026, $983000.0 in Q4 2025, and $27.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 5.91 Bn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 7.48 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn -8.01 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn -907.33 Mn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 420.78 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn -591.20 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -104.25 Mn
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 31.94 Mn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn -90.00 Mn
10 Cars.com 542.73 Mn 478.13 Mn 118.41 Mn 8.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 8.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 983,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 983,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 27.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -18.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -18.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -7.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -7.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.45 Mn