Cars.com (Cars.com) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 8.44 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Cars.com Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Cars.com's share price is $16.89. Cars.com's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.00. Hence, Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.44.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CARS' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.45 Med: 8.29 Max: 14.44
Current: 8.6

During the past 11 years, Cars.com's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 14.44. The lowest was 2.45. And the median was 8.29.

CARS's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
52% of 1025 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 8.8 vs CARS: 8.60

Cars.com's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.66. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.00.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cars.com was 8.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.10% per year.

During the past 11 years, Cars.com's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 24.10% per year. The lowest was -18.30% per year. And the median was -2.65% per year.

Cars.com Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cars.com Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Cars.com Annual Data

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Dec17

Dec18

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Dec20

Dec21

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Dec23

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

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8.07

5.48

8.32

7.46

9.47

Cars.com Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.46	10.42	9.48	8.95	9.47

Competitive Comparison of Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.

Cars.com Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cars.com's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
	=	16.89	/	2.002
	=	8.44

Cars.com's Share Price of today is $16.89.
Cars.com's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.00.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Cars.com (Cars.com) Business Description

Industry

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Address

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606

Website

https://www.cars.com/

Cars.com Inc is an online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles. The company brands include Dealer Inspire, DealerRater, FUEL, Accu-Trade, PickupTrucks.com, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com., websites directed towards different consumer segments.

Executives

Thomas Alex Vetter	director, officer: CEO	C/O CARS.COM INC.,300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60604
Sonia Jain	officer: Chief Financial Officer	300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Angelique Strong Marks	officer: Chief Legal Officer	300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Bryan Wiener	director	520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Douglas Neal Miller	officer: Chief Revenue Officer	CARS.COM INC., 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Mcgovern Jr. Donald A.	director	C/O CARS.COM, 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Thomas E Hale	director	600 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Jeanette Tomy	officer: Chief Financial Officer	300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
James F Rogers	officer: Chief Legal Officer	175 W. JACKSON, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60604
Jenell Ross	director	2000 CLEARWATER DRIVE, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Scott E Forbes	director	C/O CARS.COM INC.,300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jill A Greenthal	director	MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC, 11 WEST 42ND STREET 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Becky A Sheehan	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O CARS.COM, 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael Joseph Kelly	director	C/O EYEBLASTER, INC., 135 WEST 18TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Greg Revelle	director	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051