Growth Metrics

Cars.com (CARS) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Cars.com (CARS) over the last 8 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.07%.

  • Cars.com's Return on Capital Employed rose 200.0% to 0.07% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.07%, marking a year-over-year increase of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Cars.com's Return on Capital Employed is 0.07%, which was up 200.0% from 0.06% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Cars.com's 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.07% for Q1 2023, and its period low was 0.04% during Q1 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Cars.com's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.06%, with its median value being 0.05% (2023).
  • In the last 5 years, Cars.com's Return on Capital Employed surged by 9800bps in 2021 and then crashed by -300bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Cars.com's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.05% in 2021, then soared by 33bps to 0.07% in 2022, then decreased by -23bps to 0.05% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 0.05% in 2024, then increased by 24bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.07% for Q3 2025, versus 0.06% for Q2 2025 and 0.05% for Q4 2024.