Cars.com Inc.(CARS)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CARS•NYSE

$11.16

$654M mkt cap·34.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorConsumer Cyclical IndustryAuto Dealerships Sub-IndustryDigital Auto Retail and Marketplaces

AboutCars.com Inc. operates as a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. Its platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, through its marketplace, dealer websites, and other digital products, showcases dealer inventory, elevate and amplify dealers' and automotive manufacturers' (OEMs) brands, connect sellers with ready-to-buy audience, and empower shoppers with the resources and information needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products, such as marketplace subscription advertising and social selling services; digital solutions, including Website platform hosting, AI chat tool, digital retailing, and review and reputation management; and advertising comprising display advertising, instant loan screening and approvals, digital advertising, and in-market audio services. As of December 31, 2021, the company served 19,179 dealer customers in 50 states, which included franchise and independent dealers, with digital and brick-and-mortar stores; and primary automakers selling vehicles in the United States. Its customers are local car dealers, OEMs, and other national advertisers. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.Show more

Revenue$723M+0.6%
EBITDA$152M-5.3%
Net Income$20M-58.4%
EPS (Diluted)0.32-55.6%
Gross Margin83.03%+0.4%
EBITDA Margin21.03%-5.9%
Operating Margin8.33%+12.0%
Net Margin2.77%-58.6%
ROE4.08%-57.6%
ROIC6.78%+56.6%

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CARS Key Insights

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
✓FCF machine: 20.4% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Share count reduced 8.4% through buybacks
✓Trading at only 1.5x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

CARS Price & Volume

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CARS Growth Metrics

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years1.95%

5 Years5.73%

3 Years3.42%

TTM0.57%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-18.64%

5 Years-

3 Years5.23%

TTM-58.39%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-17.53%

5 Years-

3 Years8.58%

TTM-55.82%

Return on Capital

10 Years-3.56%

5 Years5.87%

3 Years5.68%

Last Year6.2%

CARS Recent Earnings

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →

●Beat EPS 2/12 qtrs (17%)●Beat Revenue 5/12 qtrs (42%)

Q1 2026Latest

Feb 26, 2026

EPS

$0.44

Est $0.56

-21.4%

Revenue

$184M

Est $183M

+0.2%

Q4 2025

Nov 6, 2025

EPS

$0.48

Est $0.50

-4.0%

Revenue

$182M

Est $183M

-1.0%

Q3 2025

Aug 7, 2025

EPS

$0.41

Est $0.46

-10.9%

Revenue

$179M

Est $182M

-1.7%

Q2 2025

May 8, 2025

EPS

$0.37

Est $0.39

-5.1%

Revenue

$179M

Est $183M

-2.3%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026Latest	Feb 26, 2026	$0.44vs $0.56-21.4%	$184Mvs $183M+0.2%
Q4 2025	Nov 6, 2025	$0.48vs $0.50-4.0%	$182Mvs $183M-1.0%
Q3 2025	Aug 7, 2025	$0.41vs $0.46-10.9%	$179Mvs $182M-1.7%
Q2 2025	May 8, 2025	$0.37vs $0.39-5.1%	$179Mvs $183M-2.3%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

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KMXCarMax, Inc.Product Competitor	5.33B	37.25	11.60	-0.02%	1.67%	7.55%	2.94%	3.11
CVNACarvana Co.Product Competitor	82.19B	379.09	44.86	48.63%	7.09%	45.92%	1.08%	0.15
VRMVroom, Inc.Product Competitor	67.02M	12.89	-0.14	-98.7%	-27.71%	-77.02%
OPENOpendoor Technologies Inc.Product Competitor	4.99B	5.23	-3.08	-15.18%	-29.74%	-129.35%	20.79%	0.19
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Compare CARS vs Peers

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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Most directly comparable listed peer for CARS.

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CARS Income Statement

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Sales/Revenue	626.26M	662.13M	606.68M	547.5M	623.68M	653.88M	689.18M	719.15M	723.24M
Revenue Growth %	-1.08%	5.73%	-8.37%	-9.75%	13.91%	4.84%	5.4%	4.35%	0.57%
Cost of Goods Sold	139.7M	90.43M	99.55M	101.54M	114.2M	114.96M	122.2M	124.33M	122.73M
COGS % of Revenue	22.31%	13.66%	16.41%	18.55%	18.31%	17.58%	17.73%	17.29%	16.97%
Gross Profit	560.72M▲ 0%	569.76M▲ 1.6%	507.13M▼ 11.0%	445.97M▼ 12.1%	509.48M▲ 14.2%	538.92M▲ 5.8%	566.98M▲ 5.2%	594.82M▲ 4.9%	600.51M▲ 1.0%
Gross Margin %	89.53%	86.05%	83.59%	81.45%	81.69%	82.42%	82.27%	82.71%	83.03%
Gross Profit Growth %	11.42%	1.61%	-10.99%	-12.06%	14.24%	5.78%	5.21%	4.91%	0.96%
Operating Expenses	352.3M	487.77M	953.19M	1.33B	461.14M	472.88M	512.86M	541.32M	540.26M
OpEx % of Revenue	56.25%	73.67%	157.12%	243.52%	73.94%	72.32%	74.42%	75.27%	74.7%
Selling, General & Admin	328.88M	368.47M	354.06M	303.16M	281.9M	289.47M	312.28M	320.21M	335.06M
SG&A % of Revenue	52.51%	55.65%	58.36%	55.37%	45.2%	44.27%	45.31%	44.53%	46.33%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	77.32M	89.02M	99.58M	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	12.4%	13.61%	14.45%	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	97.59M	119.3M	599.13M	1.03B	101.93M	94.39M	101M	221.11M	205.21M
Operating Income	134.26M▲ 0%	83.92M▼ 37.5%	-446.06M▼ 631.5%	-887.33M▼ 98.9%	48.34M▲ 105.4%	66.04M▲ 36.6%	54.12M▼ 18.1%	53.5M▼ 1.1%	60.25M▲ 12.6%
Operating Margin %	21.44%	12.67%	-73.52%	-162.07%	7.75%	10.1%	7.85%	7.44%	8.33%
Operating Income Growth %	-24%	-37.49%	-631.5%	-98.93%	105.45%	36.61%	-18.05%	-1.14%	12.62%
EBITDA	222.9M	187.73M	-329.18M	-774.05M	150.27M	160.43M	155.12M	160.68M	152.09M
EBITDA Margin %	35.59%	28.35%	-54.26%	-141.38%	24.09%	24.54%	22.51%	22.34%	21.03%
EBITDA Growth %	-14.19%	-15.77%	-275.35%	-135.14%	119.41%	6.76%	-3.31%	3.59%	-5.35%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	88.64M	103.81M	116.88M	113.28M	101.93M	94.39M	101M	107.18M	91.84M
EBIT	134.26M	84.65M	-444.5M	-898.55M	48.21M	57.9M	50.53M	94.06M	0
Net Interest Income	-12.37M	-27.72M	-30.77M	-37.86M	-38.73M	-35.32M	-32.42M	-32.2M	0
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	12.37M	27.72M	30.77M	37.86M	38.73M	35.32M	32.42M	32.2M	-61.01M
Other Income/Expense	-12.09M	-27M	-29.22M	-49.08M	-38.85M	-43.46M	-36.01M	8.37M	-25.94M
Pretax Income	122.16M▲ 0%	56.93M▼ 53.4%	-475.28M▼ 934.9%	-936.41M▼ 97.0%	9.48M▲ 101.0%	22.58M▲ 138.1%	18.11M▼ 19.8%	61.86M▲ 241.7%	34.31M▼ 44.5%
Pretax Margin %	19.51%	8.6%	-78.34%	-171.03%	1.52%	3.45%	2.63%	8.6%	4.74%
Income Tax	-102.28M	18.12M	-29.95M	-119.29M	-1.31M	5.37M	-100.34M	13.68M	14.25M
Effective Tax Rate %	-83.73%	31.83%	6.3%	12.74%	-13.79%	23.79%	-554.19%	22.11%	41.55%
Net Income	224.44M▲ 0%	38.81M▼ 82.7%	-445.32M▼ 1247.5%	-817.12M▼ 83.5%	10.79M▲ 101.3%	17.21M▲ 59.4%	118.44M▲ 588.4%	48.19M▼ 59.3%	20.05M▼ 58.4%
Net Margin %	35.84%	5.86%	-73.4%	-149.24%	1.73%	2.63%	17.19%	6.7%	2.77%
Net Income Growth %	27.26%	-82.71%	-1247.48%	-83.49%	101.32%	59.45%	588.38%	-59.32%	-58.39%
Net Income (Continuing)	224.44M	38.81M	-445.32M	-817.12M	10.79M	17.21M	118.44M	48.19M	-2.98M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	3.13▲ 0%	0.55▼ 82.4%	-6.65▼ 1309.1%	-12.15▼ 82.7%	0.15▲ 101.2%	0.25▲ 66.7%	1.74▲ 596.0%	0.72▼ 58.6%	0.32▼ 55.6%
EPS Growth %	27.24%	-82.43%	-1309.09%	-82.71%	101.23%	66.67%	596%	-58.62%	-55.56%
EPS (Basic)	3.13	0.55	-6.65	-12.15	0.16	0.25	1.77	0.73	0.32
Diluted Shares Outstanding	71.73M	70.55M	67M	67.24M	71.34M	69.65M	68.23M	67.39M	61.73M
Basic Shares Outstanding	71.66M	70.32M	67M	67.24M	71.94M	68.22M	66.74M	66.01M	60.26M
Dividend Payout Ratio	289.61%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

CARS Balance Sheet

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Total Current Assets	142.64M	153.94M	122.44M	178.08M	147.44M	148.63M	178.44M	214.33M	211.59M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	20.56M	25.46M	13.55M	67.72M	39.07M	31.71M	39.2M	50.67M	56.24M
Cash Only	20.56M	25.46M	13.55M	67.72M	39.07M	31.71M	39.2M	50.67M	56.24M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	100.86M	108.92M	101.76M	93.65M	98.89M	107.93M	125.37M	133.74M	131.94M
Days Sales Outstanding	58.78	60.04	61.22	62.43	57.88	60.25	66.4	67.88	66.59
Inventory	11.41M	9.26M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	29.81	37.39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	9.81M	10.29M	603K	10.22M	1.67M	605K	1.31M	16.13M	23.41M
Total Non-Current Assets	2.37B	2.45B	1.91B	897.63M	859.77M	876.24M	994.01M	897.53M	850.83M
Property, Plant & Equipment	39.74M	41.48M	43.7M	41.32M	43.01M	45.22M	43.85M	40.7M	35.22M
Fixed Asset Turnover	15.76x	15.96x	13.88x	13.25x	14.50x	14.46x	15.72x	17.67x	20.53x
Goodwill	788.11M	884.45M	505.88M	0	26.23M	102.86M	147.06M	143.28M	167.21M
Intangible Assets	1.53B	1.51B	1.33B	835.17M	769.42M	707.09M	669.17M	585.69M	527.08M
Long-Term Investments	11.05M	10.27M	26.47M	21.14M	21.11M	21.03M	20.98M	0	32.72M
Other Non-Current Assets	-16.93M	-11.56M	0	0	0	0	0	27.33M	0
Total Assets	2.51B▲ 0%	2.6B▲ 3.6%	2.03B▼ 22.0%	1.08B▼ 47.0%	1.01B▼ 6.4%	1.02B▲ 1.8%	1.17B▲ 14.4%	1.11B▼ 5.2%	1.06B▼ 4.4%
Asset Turnover	0.25x	0.25x	0.30x	0.51x	0.62x	0.64x	0.59x	0.65x	0.68x
Asset Growth %	-1.42%	3.56%	-22.02%	-46.96%	-6.37%	1.75%	14.4%	-5.17%	-4.45%
Total Current Liabilities	90.15M	110.71M	98.81M	90.37M	94.29M	106.01M	145.75M	116.89M	113.39M
Accounts Payable	6.58M	11.63M	12.43M	16.51M	15.42M	18.23M	22.26M	33.5M	27.75M
Days Payables Outstanding	17.19	46.94	45.58	59.36	49.28	57.88	66.48	98.34	82.53
Short-Term Debt	21.16M	26.85M	31.39M	7.76M	8.94M	14.13M	23.13M	0	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	720K	18.89M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	47.51M	36.52M	16.74M	18.32M	23.61M	19.32M	31.67M	36.3M	113.39M
Current Ratio	1.58x	1.39x	1.24x	1.97x	1.56x	1.40x	1.22x	1.83x	1.87x
Quick Ratio	1.46x	1.31x	1.24x	1.97x	1.56x	1.40x	1.22x	1.83x	1.87x
Cash Conversion Cycle	71.39	50.49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities	741.76M	862.92M	788.12M	645.17M	514.89M	534.43M	534.59M	483.5M	476.5M
Long-Term Debt	557.19M	665.31M	611.28M	576.14M	457.38M	458.25M	460.12M	455.29M	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	146.48M	177.92M	133M	30.8M	31.09M	1.4M	8.76M	6.77M	6.24M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	19.2M	19.69M	43.84M	38.23M	26.43M	74.78M	65.72M	21.43M	470.26M
Total Liabilities	831.91M	973.63M	886.92M	735.54M	609.18M	640.44M	680.34M	600.38M	589.89M
Total Debt	578.35M	692.16M	642.67M	583.9M	466.32M	472.38M	483.25M	455.29M	0
Net Debt	557.79M	666.7M	629.12M	516.18M	427.25M	440.67M	444.05M	404.62M	-56.24M
Debt / Equity	0.34x	0.43x	0.56x	1.72x	1.17x	1.23x	0.98x	0.89x	-
Debt / EBITDA	2.59x	3.69x	-	-	3.10x	2.94x	3.12x	2.83x	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.50x	3.55x	-	-	2.84x	2.75x	2.86x	2.52x	-0.37x
Interest Coverage	10.85x	3.03x	-14.49x	-23.44x	1.25x	1.87x	1.67x	1.66x	-
Total Equity	1.68B▲ 0%	1.63B▼ 3.1%	1.14B▼ 29.9%	340.18M▼ 70.2%	398.02M▲ 17.0%	384.43M▼ 3.4%	492.11M▲ 28.0%	511.49M▲ 3.9%	472.53M▼ 7.6%
Equity Growth %	-30.54%	-3.11%	-29.86%	-70.19%	17%	-3.41%	28.01%	3.94%	-7.62%
Book Value per Share	23.41	23.06	17.03	5.06	5.58	5.52	7.21	7.59	7.65
Total Shareholders' Equity	1.68B	1.63B	1.14B	340.18M	398.02M	384.43M	492.11M	511.49M	472.53M
Common Stock	716K	683K	668K	674K	692K	662K	659K	643K	586K
Retained Earnings	176.58M	118.24M	-367.07M	-1.18B	-1.15B	-1.13B	-1.01B	-961.55M	-941.49M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-21.61M	-30.84M	-7.64M	-6.8M	-2M	0	951K	-1.6M	-556K
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

CARS Cash Flow Statement

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Cash from Operations	185.93M	163.55M	101.48M	138.62M	138M	128.51M	136.72M	152.52M	151.64M
Operating CF Margin %	29.69%	24.7%	16.73%	25.32%	22.13%	19.65%	19.84%	21.21%	20.97%
Operating CF Growth %	-6.64%	-12.04%	-37.95%	36.59%	-0.44%	-6.88%	6.39%	11.56%	-0.58%
Net Income	224.44M	38.81M	-445.32M	-817.12M	10.79M	17.21M	118.44M	48.19M	20.05M
Depreciation & Amortization	88.64M	103.81M	116.88M	113.28M	101.93M	94.39M	101M	107.18M	91.84M
Stock-Based Compensation	2.63M	9.42M	7.59M	15.15M	21.43M	22.34M	28.49M	30.55M	31.33M
Deferred Taxes	-108.84M	16.69M	-44.92M	-103.58M	-2.93M	1.28M	-114.5M	11.89M	11.45M
Other Non-Cash Items	-4.45M	-18.45M	449.54M	933.62M	10.61M	12.4M	9.64M	-34.32M	-3.03M
Working Capital Changes	-16.49M	13.26M	17.72M	-2.74M	-3.83M	-19.11M	-6.35M	-10.97M	0
Change in Receivables	-5.01M	-1.16M	2.26M	3.73M	-5.35M	-9.34M	-15.57M	-12.32M	601K
Change in Inventory	-2.41M	9.35M	0	-12.04M	0	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	-432K	2.51M	874K	3.99M	-1.1M	2.61M	3.72M	11.1M	-5.68M
Cash from Investing	-32.77M	-171.38M	-21.86M	-16.71M	-39.45M	-84.38M	-97.05M	-24.6M	-49.4M
Capital Expenditures	-32.77M	-14.23M	-21.26M	-16.71M	-1.45M	-19.71M	-1.28M	-3M	-4.29M
CapEx % of Revenue	5.23%	2.15%	3.5%	3.05%	0.23%	3.01%	0.19%	0.42%	0.59%
Acquisitions	0	-157.15M	0	0	-20.26M	-64.66M	-76.17M	-216K	-24.77M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	276K	11K	-599K	0	-17.74M	0	-19.6M	-10.54M	-29.82M
Cash from Financing	-141.49M	12.73M	-91.54M	-67.73M	-127.2M	-51.49M	-31.75M	-115.96M	-96.62M
Debt Issued (Net)	583.75M	112.5M	-48.13M	-67.97M	-120M	3.75M	8.75M	-30M	0
Equity Issued (Net)	0	-1000K	-1000K	235K	0	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	0
Dividends Paid	-650M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	-97.19M	-40M	0	0	-48.98M	-31.29M	-49.18M	-86.91M
Other Financing	-75.24M	-2.58M	-3.42M	0	-7.2M	-6.26M	-9.21M	-36.78M	-96.62M
Net Change in Cash	11.67M▲ 0%	4.9M▼ 58.0%	-11.91M▼ 343.1%	54.17M▲ 554.7%	-28.65M▼ 152.9%	-7.35M▲ 74.3%	7.48M▲ 201.8%	11.47M▲ 53.3%	5.56M▼ 51.5%
Free Cash Flow	153.16M▲ 0%	149.31M▼ 2.5%	80.23M▼ 46.3%	121.9M▲ 51.9%	118.81M▼ 2.5%	108.8M▼ 8.4%	115.84M▲ 6.5%	149.52M▲ 29.1%	147.35M▼ 1.5%
FCF Margin %	24.46%	22.55%	13.22%	22.27%	19.05%	16.64%	16.81%	20.79%	20.37%
FCF Growth %	-19.16%	-2.51%	-46.27%	51.95%	-2.54%	-8.43%	6.47%	29.08%	-1.45%
FCF per Share	2.14	2.12	1.20	1.81	1.67	1.56	1.70	2.22	2.39
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.83x	4.21x	-0.23x	-0.17x	12.79x	7.47x	1.15x	3.17x	7.56x
Interest Paid	11.76M	26.78M	29.65M	26.43M	38.34M	33.37M	30.42M	32.52M	0
Taxes Paid	11.53M	7K	1.74M	805K	0	545K	17.64M	6.49M	0

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Cars.com Inc. (CARS) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	7.47%	10.96%	2.35%	-32.18%	-110.33%	2.92%	4.4%	27.02%	9.6%	4.08%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	5.62%	4.34%	2.78%	-16.46%	-50.67%	4.31%	6%	4.61%	4.33%	6.78%
Gross Margin	79.49%	89.53%	86.05%	83.59%	81.45%	81.69%	82.42%	82.27%	82.71%	83.03%
Net Margin	27.86%	35.84%	5.86%	-73.4%	-149.24%	1.73%	2.63%	17.19%	6.7%	2.77%
Debt / Equity	-	0.34x	0.43x	0.56x	1.72x	1.17x	1.23x	0.98x	0.89x	-
Interest Coverage	-	10.85x	3.03x	-14.49x	-23.44x	1.25x	1.87x	1.67x	1.66x	-
FCF Conversion	1.13x	0.83x	4.21x	-0.23x	-0.17x	12.79x	7.47x	1.15x	3.17x	7.56x
Revenue Growth	6.13%	-1.08%	5.73%	-8.37%	-9.75%	13.91%	4.84%	5.4%	4.35%	0.57%

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Apr 9, 2026·SEC

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Feb 26, 2026·SEC

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Dec 18, 2025·SEC

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Feb 26, 2026·SEC

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Feb 27, 2025·SEC

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Feb 22, 2024·SEC

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FY 2025

Nov 6, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 7, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 8, 2025·SEC

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Growth & Financials

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported $723.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 46% increase from $496.0M in 2014.

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) grew revenue by 0.6% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Cars.com Inc. (CARS) is profitable, generating $20.1M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (2.8% net margin).

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Cars.com Inc. (CARS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 4.1%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) generated $147.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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