Cars.com annual capital expenditures (capex)
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Cars.com Capital Expenditures (CapEx) Growth & History (CARS)
Cars.com's capital expenditures (capex) was $4.3M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $4.3M | $1.3M | +42.87% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $3.0M | $1.7M | +134.38% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.3M | −$548,000 | −29.98% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $1.8M | $377,000 | +25.98% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.5M | −$15.3M | −91.32% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $16.7M | −$4.5M | −21.38% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $21.3M | $7.0M | +49.35% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $14.2M | −$18.5M | −56.57% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $32.8M | $23.1M | +237.84% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $9.7M | $593,000 | +6.51% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $9.1M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $547,000 | −$2.0M | −78.39% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $262,000 | −$549,000 | −67.69% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $385,000 | −$569,000 | −59.64% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $559,000 | −$388,000 | −40.97% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $2.5M | $2.1M | +547.31% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $811,000 | $103,000 | +14.55% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $954,000 | $411,000 | +75.69% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $947,000 | $718,000 | +313.54% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $391,000 | $82,000 | +26.54% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $708,000 | $509,000 | +255.78% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $543,000 | −$33,000 | −5.73% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $229,000 | −$92,000 | −28.66% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $309,000 | −$130,000 | −29.61% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $199,000 | −$293,000 | −59.55% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $576,000 | −$15.9M | −96.49% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $321,000 | −$4.5M | −93.29% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $439,000 | −$6.4M | −93.62% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $492,000 | −$5.7M | −92.09% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $16.4M | $12.3M | +299.81% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $4.8M | $906,000 | +23.36% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $6.9M | $3.9M | +131.52% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $6.2M | $464,000 | +8.06% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $4.1M | −$1.7M | −29.74% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $3.9M | −$2.2M | −35.95% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $3.0M | −$3.0M | −50.43% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $5.8M | $2.4M | +71.13% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $5.8M | $1.6M | +37.05% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $6.1M | $2.5M | +70.61% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $6.0M | $2.1M | +53.46% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $3.4M | $850,000 | +33.82% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $4.3M | −$876,000 | −17.03% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $3.5M | −$5.2M | −59.31% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $3.9M | −$9.4M | −70.65% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $2.5M | −$3.1M | −55.20% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $5.1M | $2.8M | +122.26% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $8.7M | $6.1M | +236.46% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $13.3M | $10.6M | +398.91% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $5.6M | $3.5M | +163.46% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $2.3M | — | — |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $2.6M | — | — |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $2.7M | — | — |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $2.1M | — | — |
Cars.com capital expenditures (capex) trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Cars.com's capital expenditures (capex) decreased from $16.7M to $4.3M, a change of −$12.4M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $547,000.
About the metric
What capital expenditures (CapEx) mean
Capital expenditures, commonly called CapEx, are cash investments in long-lived assets such as property, plants, equipment, infrastructure, and productive software. CapEx can support future growth or maintain existing operations, but it reduces current-period free cash flow.
Calculation and source
SEC-reported capital expenditures
TickerStat standardizes cash payments for property, plant, equipment, and other productive assets reported in company SEC filings. When a filer reports separate qualifying CapEx components instead of a total, those components are combined for the same fiscal period. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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