Skip to content
OpenCapital
Get started

Cars.com Inc. CARS Invested capital

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

Invested capital at other companies

Travel + Leisure logo
Travel + LeisureTNL
18.8%+0.1pp
Belden logo
BeldenBDC
12.2%+0.5pp
Cabot Corporation logo
Cabot CorporationCBT
14.7%-6.0pp
Unifirst logo
UnifirstUNF
6.2%-0.9pp
Envista Holdings Corporation logo
Envista Holdings CorporationNVST
3.4%+1.8pp
Liberty Broadband Corporation logo
Liberty Broadband CorporationLBRDK
-0.3%-0.1pp

Other financials

Income statement

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

Balance sheet

See full
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

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

Valuation

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

Profitability

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

Returns & leverage

See full
Return on equity5.7%-3.7pp
Debt / equity1×+0.1×
Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

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

$451.8Mtotal debt+$460.7Mtotal stockholders equity−$64.6Mcash and equivalents=$847.97M

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

Ask your AI about Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI
Harbor at dusk
Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported invested capital of $847.97M in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital changed year-over-year?
Cars.com Inc.'s invested capital decreased by 7.2% year-over-year, from $914.07M to $847.97M.
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).