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Cars.com Inc. CARS Payments For Stock Based Compensation Plans Net

Payments For Stock Based Compensation Plans Net at other companies

LendingTree logo
LendingTreeTREE
-$3.39M-28.9%
Everest Group logo
Everest GroupEG
$20M+5.3%
Dollar General logo
Dollar GeneralDG
$19.5M+363%
Toll Brothers logo
Toll BrothersTOL
-$15.1M+34.0%
Sabre logo
SabreSABR
-$106K+95.7%
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. logo
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.BLMN
-$617K-9.2%

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

Reported directly by Cars.com Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept cars:PaymentsForStockBasedCompensationPlansNet.

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 payments for stock based compensation plans net?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported payments for stock based compensation plans net of -$4.54M in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s payments for stock based compensation plans net changed year-over-year?
Cars.com Inc.'s payments for stock based compensation plans net increased by 22.3% year-over-year, from -$5.85M to -$4.54M.
What does payments for stock based compensation plans net mean?
This represents the net cash impact related to the settlement of stock-based compensation awards, including tax withholdings paid on behalf of employees. It reflects the cash cost associated with equity-based incentive programs beyond the non-cash expense recognized in the income statement. Investors monitor this to understand the total economic cost and cash impact of employee compensation structures.