Growth Metrics

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

Cars.com has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 10 years, most recently at $983000.0 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 36.21% to $983000.0 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.6 million through Dec 2025, down 53.06% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.6 million for FY2025, 53.06% down from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $983000.0 for Q4 2025 at Cars.com, down from $27.4 million 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.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$1.9 million (2021), against an average of -$524750.0.
  • Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow surged 2133.33% in 2022 and then crashed 4508.78% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$12.4 million in 2021, then soared by 98.35% to -$205000.0 in 2022, then crashed by 4508.78% to -$9.4 million in 2023, then surged by 116.31% to $1.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 36.21% to $983000.0 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CARS's Net Cash Flow are $983000.0 (Q4 2025), $27.4 million (Q3 2025), and -$4.1 million (Q2 2025).