CarGurus Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 2.02x

CarGurus cash flow quality index. CarGurus (CARG) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.02x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $164.44 Million exceeds net income of $81.42 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See CARG free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.02x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$164.44 Million
USD

Net Income

$81.42 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of CarGurus (2016–2025)

Cash flow quality index of CarGurus from 2016 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for CarGurus across 10 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of CarGurus to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

CarGurus Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2016–2025)

CarGurus cash flow quality index by year from 2016 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for CarGurus. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CarGurus (CARG) cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.89x $295.28 Million $155.90 Million ▼ -84.5%
2024 12.18x $255.49 Million $20.97 Million ▲ +115.7%
2023 5.65x $124.53 Million $22.05 Million ▲ +74.1%
2022 3.24x $256.11 Million $78.95 Million ▲ +264.2%
2021 0.89x $98.29 Million $110.37 Million ▼ -55.9%
2020 2.02x $156.74 Million $77.55 Million ▲ +21.5%
2019 1.66x $70.12 Million $42.15 Million ▲ +109.6%
2018 0.79x $51.72 Million $65.17 Million ▼ -59.2%
2017 1.95x $25.69 Million $13.20 Million ▼ -36.8%
2016 3.08x $20.00 Million $6.50 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.