Cars.com (CARS) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2024)
Cars.com (CARS) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.06% for Q3 2024, down 9.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q4 2023, and up 95.43% quarter-over-quarter from 1.25% in Q2 2024.
Cars.com (CARS) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
Cars.com (CARS) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 8 consecutive years, with 0.06% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2024.
- In Q3 2024, Return on Invested Capital fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.06%; the TTM figure through Sep 2024 stood at 0.06% (down 9.0% YoY), while the FY2023 annual figure was 0.07%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.06% in Q3 2024 per CARS's latest filing, from 1.25% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.1% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 1.25% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.08% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2021.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Invested Capital gained 19 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 130 bps.
- Cars.com's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.1% in 2020, then surged by 112 bps to 0.01% in 2021, then surged by 32 bps to 0.02% in 2022, then rose by 16 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then plunged by 409 bps to 0.06% in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows CARS's Return on Invested Capital at 0.06% in Q3 2024, 1.25% in Q2 2024, and 0.01% in Q1 2024.
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| 1 | Alphabet | 4,214.79 Bn | 3,785.76 Bn | 73.85 Bn | - |
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| 9 | 30.41 Bn | 27.63 Bn | 734.60 Mn | - | |
| 10 | Cars.com | 665.98 Mn | 632.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -0.11% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.04% |