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Cars.com Inc. CARS Invested capital

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '26

Invested capital at other companies

Oneok logo
OneokOKE
8.6%-0.2pp
Rithm Capital logo
Rithm CapitalRITM
3.2%0.0pp
Citigroup logo
CitigroupC
32.6%+2.0pp
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan StanleyMS
16.9%+0.4pp
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC
20.5%-0.7pp
American Express logo
American ExpressAXP
49.1%-10.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$179.9M+0.7%
Operating income$27.9M+82.8%
Net income$14.3M+103%
EPS (diluted)$0.25+127%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$33.3M+20.2%
Total debt$447.1M-1.9%
Total equity$443.6M-8.2%
Total assets$1.0B-4.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$15.8M-39.7%
CapEx$547.0K-78.4%
Free cash flow$15.3M-35.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$659.52M-14.6%
Enterprise value$1.07B-10.5%
P/E19.2×+0.4×
P/S0.9×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin84.2%
Operating margin11.4%+4.1pp
Net margin4.7%-1.0pp
FCF margin20.6%+1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.4%-1.0pp
Debt / equity+0.1×
Current ratio+0.2×

Where this comes from

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

The source filing: Cars.com Inc.’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Aug 6, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-337949

FAQ

What is Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported invested capital of $857.44M in Q2 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital changed year-over-year?
Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital decreased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $911.41M to $857.44M.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $917.67M to $884.77M.
What does invested capital mean?
Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).

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