Cars.com Inc.
NYSE:CARS · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.16 today
Vol 0.59M · Avg 1.15M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $20.1M -58.4% | $48.2M -59.3% | $118.4M +588.4% | $17.2M +59.4% | $10.8M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $91.8M -14.3% | $107.2M +6.1% | $101.0M +7.0% | $94.4M -7.4% | $101.9M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $11.4M -3.7% | $11.9M +110.4% | -$114.5M -9024.2% | $1.3M +143.8% | -$2.9M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $31.3M +2.5% | $30.6M +7.2% | $28.5M +27.5% | $22.3M +4.3% | $21.4M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$7.2M +34.6% | -$11.0M -72.7% | -$6.4M +66.8% | -$19.1M -398.5% | -$3.8M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $601.0K +104.9% | -$12.3M +20.9% | -$15.6M -66.7% | -$9.3M -74.5% | -$5.4M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | -$5.7M -151.2% | $11.1M +198.3% | $3.7M +42.6% | $2.6M +337.6% | -$1.1M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$2.1M +78.5% | -$9.8M -277.5% | $5.5M +144.3% | -$12.4M -573.4% | $2.6M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $4.1M +112.1% | -$34.3M -456.2% | $9.6M -22.3% | $12.4M +16.9% | $10.6M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $151.6M -0.6% | $152.5M +11.6% | $136.7M +6.4% | $128.5M -6.9% | $138.0M | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$4.3M -42.9% | -$3.0M +85.6% | -$20.9M -5.9% | -$19.7M -2.7% | -$19.2M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$24.8M -11367.1% | -$216.0K +99.7% | -$76.2M -17.8% | -$64.7M -219.2% | -$20.3M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $9.5M +187.4% | -$10.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$29.8M -183.1% | -$10.5M +46.3% | -$19.6M | $0 +100.0% | -$17.7M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$49.4M -100.8% | -$24.6M +74.7% | -$97.0M -15.0% | -$84.4M -113.9% | -$39.5M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$5.0M +83.3% | -$30.0M -442.9% | $8.8M +133.3% | $3.8M +103.1% | -$120.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$86.9M -76.7% | -$49.2M -57.2% | -$31.3M +36.1% | -$49.0M | $0 | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$4.7M +87.2% | -$36.8M -299.6% | -$9.2M -47.1% | -$6.3M +13.1% | -$7.2M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$96.6M +16.7% | -$116.0M -265.2% | -$31.7M +38.3% | -$51.5M +59.5% | -$127.2M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$55.0K +88.9% | -$494.0K -12.5% | -$439.0K | $0 | $0 | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $5.6M -51.5% | $11.5M +53.3% | $7.5M +201.8% | -$7.4M +74.3% | -$28.6M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $147.4M -1.5% | $149.5M +29.1% | $115.8M +6.5% | $108.8M -8.4% | $118.8M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does CARS generate free cash flow?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) generated $147.35M of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does CARS produce?
Operating cash flow was $151.64M, before capital expenditures of $4.29M.
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