Cars.com Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Cars.com Inc cash flow quality index. Cars.com Inc (CARS) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.89x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $55.62 Million exceeds net income of $19.24 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See financial flexibility index of Cars.com Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Cars.com Inc (2013–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Cars.com Inc from 2013 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Cars.com Inc across 11 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore CARS operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Cars.com Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2013–2025)
Cars.com Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2013 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Cars.com Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Cars.com Inc (CARS) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.56x | $151.64 Million | $20.05 Million | ▲ +138.9% |
| 2024 | 3.17x | $152.52 Million | $48.19 Million | ▲ +174.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15x | $136.72 Million | $118.44 Million | ▼ -84.5% |
| 2022 | 7.47x | $128.51 Million | $17.21 Million | ▼ -41.6% |
| 2021 | 12.79x | $138.00 Million | $10.79 Million | ▲ +203.5% |
| 2018 | 4.21x | $163.55 Million | $38.81 Million | ▲ +408.7% |
| 2017 | 0.83x | $185.93 Million | $224.44 Million | ▼ -26.6% |
| 2016 | 1.13x | $199.15 Million | $176.37 Million | ▼ -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.20x | $190.06 Million | $157.84 Million | ▲ +633.4% |
| 2014 | 0.16x | $97.13 Million | $591.60 Million | ▼ -85.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12x | $117.74 Million | $104.69 Million | — |