Cars.com Inc Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of June 2026: 0.10x

Cars.com Inc cash flow-to-debt ratio. Cars.com Inc (CARS) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.10x as of June 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $55.62 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($568.83 Million) in one year. Check Cars.com Inc (CARS) cash flow quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.10x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$55.62 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$568.83 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of Cars.com Inc (2014–2025)

Cash flow-to-debt ratio of Cars.com Inc from 2014 to 2025. Historical debt coverage capacity for Cars.com Inc across 12 annual periods. Check CARS total capital reinvestment ratio to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

Cars.com Inc Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio by Year (2014–2025)

Cars.com Inc cash flow-to-debt ratio by year from 2014 to 2025. Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Cars.com Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CARS operating cash flow.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.26x $151.64 Million $589.89 Million ▲ +1.2%
2024 0.25x $152.52 Million $600.38 Million ▲ +26.4%
2023 0.20x $136.72 Million $680.34 Million ▲ +0.1%
2022 0.20x $128.51 Million $640.44 Million ▼ -11.4%
2021 0.23x $138.00 Million $609.18 Million ▲ +20.2%
2020 0.19x $138.62 Million $735.54 Million ▲ +64.7%
2019 0.11x $101.48 Million $886.92 Million ▼ -31.9%
2018 0.17x $163.55 Million $973.63 Million ▼ -24.8%
2017 0.22x $185.93 Million $831.91 Million ▼ -85.4%
2016 1.53x $199.15 Million $129.98 Million ▲ +36.4%
2015 1.12x $190.06 Million $169.15 Million ▲ +180.0%
2014 0.40x $97.13 Million $242.03 Million —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.