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CARS NYSE

Cars.com Inc.
1W: +2.6% 1M: +3.7% 3M: -16.3% YTD: -10.2% 1Y: -4.3% 3Y: -32.6% 5Y: -14.0%
$10.80
+0.03 (+0.28%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±5.9%
$10 $10 $11 $12 $12
NYSE · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · Tech Score Buy · Power 63 · $603.8M mcap · 47M float · 1.47% daily turnover · Short 66% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 66% of companies Debt: 42.5% of company value Bonds: $55.1M held by 65 funds, 235 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.62 (down 94%), Cars.com Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $447.1M against a stock market value of $603.8M.
Distance to default 3.77 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $223.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 46.1%; Altman Z'' -1.06. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$152M -0.6% ▼
5Y CAGR: +1.8%
Capital Expenditures
$4M -42.9% ▼
5Y CAGR: -23.8%
Free Cash Flow
$147M -1.5% ▼
5Y CAGR: +3.9%
Dividends Paid
$0 +0.0% ▲
Buybacks
$87M -76.7% ▼
Net Change in Cash
$6M -51.5% ▼

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$11M$17M$118M$48M$20M
Depreciation & Amort.$102M$94M$101M$107M$92M
Stock-Based Comp.$21M$22M$28M$31M$31M
Change in Working Capital-$4M-$19M-$6M-$11M-$7M
Other Non-Cash Items$11M$12M$10M-$34M$4M
Operating Cash Flow$138M$129M$137M$153M$152M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$1M-$20M-$1M-$3M-$4M
Acquisitions (Net)-$20M-$65M-$76M-$216K-$25M
Investment Purchases$0$0$0$0$0
Investment Sales$0$0$0-$11M$9M
Other Investing-$18M$0-$20M-$11M-$30M
Investing Cash Flow-$39M-$84M-$97M-$25M-$49M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$120M$4M$9M-$30M-$5M
Stock Repurchased$0-$49M-$31M-$49M-$87M
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0$0
Other Financing-$7M-$6M-$9M-$37M-$5M
Financing Cash Flow-$127M-$51M-$32M-$116M-$97M
Net Change in Cash-$29M-$7M$7M$11M$6M
Cash End of Period$39M$32M$39M$51M$56M
Free Cash Flow$119M$109M$116M$150M$147M

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