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. See Cars.com Inc free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

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 Cars.com Inc annual equity growth to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

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.