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Cars.com Inc. CARS Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$180.2M+0.7%
Operating income$16.6M+157%
Net income$5.0M+347%
EPS (diluted)$0.08+367%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$64.6M+105%
Total debt$451.8M-0.8%
Total equity$460.7M-6.0%
Total assets$1.1B-2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$39.8M+35.1%
CapEx$262.0K-67.7%
Free cash flow$39.5M+38.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$567.97M-19.3%
Enterprise value$955.2M-15.3%
P/E21×+5.5×
P/S0.8×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin84.2%
Operating margin9.7%+3.1pp
Net margin3.7%-2.6pp
FCF margin21.8%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-3.7pp
Debt / equity+0.1×
Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cars.com Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cars.com Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cars.com Inc.'s free cash flow yield?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported free cash flow yield of 33.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Cars.com Inc.'s free cash flow yield increased by 64.5% year-over-year, from 20.2% to 33.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s free cash flow yield?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s free cash flow yield has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.9% to 20.2%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.