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Annual statements · SEC XBRL · FY2016 – FY2025

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) financials

Income statement

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) income statement, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$633M$626M$662M$607M$548M$624M$654M$689M$719M$723M
Revenue growth—-1.1%5.7%-8.4%-9.8%13.9%4.8%5.4%4.3%0.6%
Operating income$177M$134M$83.9M-$446M-$887M$48.3M$66.0M$54.1M$53.5M$60.3M
Operating margin27.9%21.4%12.7%-73.5%-162.1%7.8%10.1%7.9%7.4%8.3%
Net income$176M$224M$38.8M-$445M-$789M$10.8M$17.2M$118M$48.2M$20.1M
Net margin27.9%35.8%5.9%-73.4%-144.1%1.7%2.6%17.2%6.7%2.8%
EPS (diluted)$2.46$3.13$0.55-$6.65-$11.74$0.15$0.25$1.74$0.72$0.32

Cash flow

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) cash flow, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow$199M$186M$164M$101M$139M$138M$129M$137M$153M$152M
Capital expenditures$9.70M$32.8M$14.2M$21.3M$16.7M$1.45M$1.83M$1.28M$3.00M$4.29M
Free cash flow$189M$153M$149M$80.2M$122M$137M$127M$135M$150M$147M
Share buybacks—$0.00$97.2M$40.0M$0.00$0.00$49.0M$31.3M$49.2M$86.9M

Balance sheet

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) balance sheet, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & equivalents$8.90M$20.6M$25.5M$13.5M$67.7M$39.1M$31.7M$39.2M$50.7M$56.2M
Total assets$2.55B$2.51B$2.60B$2.03B$1.08B$1.01B$1.02B$1.17B$1.11B$1.06B
Total liabilities$130M$832M$974M$887M$736M$609M$640M$680M$600M$590M
Long-term debt—$557M$665M$611M$576M$457M$458M$460M$455M$452M
Shareholders' equity$2.42B$1.68B$1.63B$1.14B$368M$398M$384M$492M$511M$473M
Retained earnings—$177M$118M-$367M-$1.16B-$1.15B-$1.13B-$1.01B-$962M-$941M
Shares (wtd avg diluted)71.6M71.7M70.5M67.0M67.2M71.3M69.6M68.2M67.4M63.3M

Every figure is extracted from Cars.com Inc.’s annual reports as filed with the SEC (XBRL company facts) — no third-party estimates. Fiscal years are labeled by period end; filers occasionally re-tag concepts, so a sparse cell means the company didn’t report that concept for that year. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Common questions

What is Cars.com Inc.'s annual revenue?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported $723M of revenue for fiscal year 2025 — up 0.6% from $719M in FY2024, per its annual report filed with the SEC.
Is Cars.com Inc. profitable?
Yes — CARS earned $20.1M of net income in FY2025, a 2.8% net margin, per SEC filings.
What is Cars.com Inc.'s free cash flow?
$147M in FY2025 (operating cash flow $152M minus $4.29M of capital expenditures), from the SEC cash-flow statement.
Does CARS pay a dividend?
Cars.com Inc. reported no cash dividends paid in FY2025, per its SEC cash-flow statement.
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