CarGurus (CARG) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Latest as of March 2026:
0.99x
CarGurus (CARG) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.99x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $69.46 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($69.85 Million). See CARG working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
FCF Generation Index
0.99x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF
Free Cash Flow
$69.46 Million
USD
Operating Cash Flow
$69.85 Million
USD
Capital Expenditures
$391.00K
USD
CarGurus Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2015–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for CarGurus across 11 annual periods. Explore CARG cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for CarGurus (2015–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for CarGurus. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see CarGurus (CARG) market capitalisation.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.98x | $288.90 Million | $295.28 Million | $6.38 Million | ▲ +38.6% |
| 2024 | 0.71x | $180.32 Million | $255.49 Million | $75.17 Million | ▲ +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.67x | $83.32 Million | $124.53 Million | $41.21 Million | ▼ -28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.93x | $238.84 Million | $256.11 Million | $17.27 Million | ▲ +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.86x | $84.42 Million | $98.29 Million | $13.88 Million | ▼ -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.95x | $149.21 Million | $156.74 Million | $7.53 Million | ▲ +19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.80x | $55.89 Million | $70.12 Million | $14.23 Million | ▼ -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.86x | $44.24 Million | $51.72 Million | $7.48 Million | ▲ +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.71x | $18.32 Million | $25.69 Million | $7.37 Million | ▲ +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.64x | $12.79 Million | $20.00 Million | $7.22 Million | ▲ +55.8% |
| 2015 | 0.41x | $5.30 Million | $12.91 Million | $7.62 Million | — |
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).