Cars.com Inc. CARS R2KR3KTECH
Company Overview
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers marketplace through Cars.com that allows OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools. It also operates dealer websites to transform automotive retail processes; and trade and appraisal product, including AccuTrade, which uses demand data and diagnostic scans to determine the right trade-in offer for every VIN in minutes. In addition, the company offers media solution, such as Cars Social, allows dealers to target and serve native advertisements displaying real-time inventory to in-market car shoppers on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platform; VIN Performance Media, a machine-learning for media campaign, including audience targeting, real-time inventory, and ad placement across search, social, and display; In-Market Video, provides OEMs and dealers to pinpoint serious, ready-to-buy shoppers geographically; and proprietary in-market media solutions. The company serves local dealers, OEMs, dealer groups, and auto-adjacent companies. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Operating margin of 15.5% supports profitability.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $723.24M (+0.6% YoY); net profit $20.05M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +0.7%, earnings +127.3%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.9%, profit CAGR -18.6%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.95% |
| 1 Year: | 0.70% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -18.64% |
| 1 Year: | 127.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -9.98% |
| 6 Months: | +44.46% |
| 3 Months: | +27.36% |
| 1 Month: | -0.09% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMAAbove
- RSI (14)47.15 · Neutral
P/E of 20.58 is above the sector median of 19.18 — pricier than peers.
Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -18.6% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARS Cars.com Inc. R2KR3KTECH | 11.73 | 20.58 | $655.74M | 0.00% | 6.35% | 7.40% | 1.95% | -18.64% |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 338.46 | 16.98 | $1.99T | 0.25% | 26.20% | 48.68% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 616.77 | 23.23 | $1.36T | 0.36% | 25.69% | 29.85% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 78.25 | 24.61 | $325.83B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 49.54% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K | 50.35 | 13.11 | $209.19B | 6.02% | 8.56% | 15.84% | 2.33% | 6.90% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 183.36 | 19.18 | $196.69B | 2.27% | 9.39% | 17.99% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 7 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K | 105.31 | 21.71 | $181.84B | 1.43% | 10.74% | 8.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K | 25.68 | 8.45 | $175.97B | 4.68% | 6.59% | 18.34% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH | 542.43 | 29.58 | $111.53B | 0.00% | 24.61% | 44.48% | 13.59% | - |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | 153.17M | 156.62M | 159.90M | 156.56M | 159.96M | 168.51M | 169.31M | 164.35M | 154.20M | 148.21M | 152.09M | 152.19M | 148.09M | 102.01M | 144.39M | 153.01M | 153.29M | 155.53M | 156.55M | 158.21M | 162.87M | 164.59M | 167.07M | 168.18M | 174.33M | 180.18M | 178.89M | 179.65M | 179.02M | 178.74M | 181.57M | 180.22M | 179.93M |
| Operating Income | 33.78M | 41.88M | 52.17M | 48.83M | 27.18M | 28.87M | 39.37M | 38.83M | 7.17M | 24.56M | 28.33M | 23.87M | -4.05M | 1.00M | -447.72M | 4.71M | -905.06M | -17.22M | 19.06M | 15.90M | 16.55M | 15.65M | 12.07M | 10.94M | 15.38M | 19.90M | 12.53M | 12.33M | 14.32M | 12.74M | 9.52M | 11.46M | 6.46M | 15.25M | 16.80M | 16.63M | 27.88M |
| Net Income | 33.70M | 42.02M | 51.84M | 48.81M | 26.89M | 24.81M | 20.99M | 151.76M | 929.00K | 12.73M | 15.80M | 9.36M | -9.03M | -6.03M | -426.16M | -4.11M | -787.43M | -24.64M | -12.26M | 7.22M | 5.28M | 5.97M | 2.43M | 4.34M | 5.54M | -2.94M | 11.48M | 94.13M | 4.49M | 784.00K | 11.38M | 18.72M | -2.01M | 7.01M | 7.66M | 4.98M | 14.26M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 2.11 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.14 | -0.13 | -0.09 | -6.38 | -0.06 | -11.76 | -0.37 | -0.18 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | -0.04 | 0.17 | 1.37 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.28 | -0.03 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.25 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 596.51M | 633.11M | 626.26M | 662.13M | 606.68M | 547.50M | 623.68M | 653.88M | 689.18M | 719.15M | 723.24M |
| Operating Income | 157.73M | 176.65M | 134.26M | 83.92M | -446.06M | -887.33M | 48.34M | 66.04M | 54.12M | 53.50M | 60.25M |
| Net Income | 157.84M | 176.37M | 224.44M | 38.81M | -445.32M | -789.11M | 10.79M | 17.21M | 118.44M | 48.19M | 20.05M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.20 | 2.46 | 3.13 | 0.55 | -6.65 | -11.74 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 1.74 | 0.72 | 0.32 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | May 2017 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 2.55B | - | 2.51B | 2.60B | 2.03B | 1.08B | 1.01B | 1.02B | 1.17B | 1.11B | 1.06B |
| Total Equity | 2.34B | 2.30B | 2.42B | - | 1.68B | 1.63B | 1.14B | 368.19M | 398.02M | 384.43M | 492.11M | 511.49M | 472.53M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 187.00K | 100.00K | 8.90M | - | 20.56M | 25.46M | 13.55M | 67.72M | 39.07M | 31.71M | 39.20M | 50.67M | 56.24M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 675.00M | 557.19M | 665.31M | 611.28M | 576.14M | 457.38M | 458.25M | 460.12M | 455.29M | 451.52M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 129.98M | - | 831.91M | 973.63M | 886.92M | 735.54M | 609.18M | 640.44M | 680.34M | 600.38M | 589.89M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 71.98M | - | 90.15M | 110.71M | 98.81M | 90.37M | 94.29M | 106.01M | 145.75M | 116.89M | 113.39M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | 199.15M | 185.93M | 163.55M | 101.48M | 138.62M | 138.00M | 128.51M | 136.72M | 152.52M | 151.64M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | -126.75M | -32.77M | -171.38M | -21.86M | -16.71M | -39.45M | -84.38M | -97.05M | -24.60M | -49.40M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | -63.60M | -141.49M | 12.73M | -91.54M | -67.73M | -127.20M | -51.49M | -31.75M | -115.96M | -96.62M |
| Capital Expenditure | -9.11M | -9.70M | -32.77M | -14.23M | -21.26M | -16.71M | -1.45M | -1.83M | -1.28M | -3.00M | -4.29M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | 189.45M | 153.16M | 149.31M | 80.23M | 121.90M | 136.55M | 126.68M | 135.44M | 149.52M | 147.35M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | 0 | 97.19M | 40.00M | 0 | 0 | 48.98M | 31.29M | 49.18M | 86.91M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 26.4% | 27.9% | 21.4% | 12.7% | -73.5% | -162.1% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Net Margin % | 26.5% | 27.9% | 35.8% | 5.9% | -73.4% | -144.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 17.2% | 6.7% | 2.8% |
| ROE % | 6.8% | 7.3% | 13.4% | 2.4% | -39.0% | -214.3% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 24.1% | 9.4% | 4.2% |
| ROCE % | - | 7.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% | -23.1% | -90.1% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMR, LLC | 15.66% | 8.38M | $100.11M |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.79% | 4.17M | $49.78M |
| 3 | Pale Fire Capital SE | 7.49% | 4.01M | $47.86M |
| 4 | Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 6.57% | 3.52M | $41.98M |
| 5 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.26% | 3.35M | $40.03M |
| 6 | Hill Path Capital, LP | 4.63% | 2.48M | $29.62M |
| 7 | Brown Advisory Inc. | 4.43% | 2.37M | $28.31M |
| 8 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.37% | 2.34M | $27.94M |
| 9 | Breach Inlet Capital Management, LLC | 4.10% | 2.20M | $26.24M |
| 10 | American Century Companies Inc | 4.00% | 2.14M | $25.54M |
Analyst View
Analyst aggregate. Targets and ratings update periodically; not investment advice.
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CARS — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Cars.com Inc. (CARS)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Cars.com Inc. (CARS) trades at $11.73 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $7.58 to $13.79.
What is the market capitalisation of CARS?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) has a market capitalisation of $655.74M on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of CARS?
CARS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.58. The industry average P/E is 19.18. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.53.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of CARS?
CARS has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.40%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 6.35%.
Is CARS a good stock to buy?
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