Cars.com Inc (CARS) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.07x

Cars.com Inc (CARS) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.07x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $39.81 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($592.66 Million) in one year. Explore CARS strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.07x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$39.81 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$592.66 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

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

Historical debt coverage capacity for Cars.com Inc across 12 annual periods. Also explore balance sheet size of Cars.com Inc for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

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

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Cars.com Inc. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see Cars.com Inc market capitalisation.

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.