cars.com - CARS

CARS

Close Chg Chg %
12.37 -0.26 -2.06%

Closed Market

12.12

-0.26 (2.06%)

Volume: 452.62K

Last Updated:

Dec 4, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: cars.com - CARS

CARS Key Data

Open

$12.39

Day Range

12.02 - 12.39

52 Week Range

9.57 - 20.16

Market Cap

$739.89M

Shares Outstanding

59.81M

Public Float

53.74M

Beta

1.45

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

26.01

EPS

$0.47

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

830.58K

 

CARS Performance

1 Week
 
6.64%
 
1 Month
 
11.04%
 
3 Months
 
-8.98%
 
1 Year
 
-34.13%
 
5 Years
 
7.57%
 

CARS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 7
Full Ratings ➔

About cars.com - CARS

Cars.com, Inc. engages in the provision of an automotive marketplace platform and digital solutions that connect car shoppers with sellers. Its portfolio of brands includes Dealer Inspire, FUEL, DealerRater, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com. The company was founded by Mitch Golub, William Swislow, and T. Alex Vetter in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CARS At a Glance

Cars.com, Inc.
300 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone 1-312-601-5000 Revenue 719.15M
Industry Internet Software/Services Net Income 48.19M
Sector Technology Services 2024 Sales Growth 4.348%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 1,800
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CARS Valuation

P/E Current 25.817
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 24.234
Price to Sales Ratio 1.624
Price to Book Ratio 2.182
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 7.75
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.043
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.244
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.308

CARS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 399,528.889
Income Per Employee 26,771.111
Receivables Turnover 5.377
Total Asset Turnover 0.63

CARS Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.814
Quick Ratio 1.814
Cash Ratio 0.434

CARS Profitability

Gross Margin 51.965
Operating Margin 7.439
Pretax Margin 8.602
Net Margin 6.701
Return on Assets 4.219
Return on Equity 9.603
Return on Total Capital 4.781
Return on Invested Capital 4.897

CARS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 97.074
Total Debt to Total Capital 49.258
Total Debt to Total Assets 44.656
Long-Term Debt to Equity 93.046
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 47.214
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Annual Financials for Cars.com - CARS

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
623.68M 653.88M 689.18M 719.15M
Sales Growth
+13.91% +4.84% +5.40% +4.35%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
293.45M 298.37M 322.79M 345.44M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
101.93M 94.39M 101.00M 107.18M
Depreciation
16.29M 16.38M 22.33M 26.68M
Amortization of Intangibles
85.64M 78.01M 78.67M 80.50M
COGS Growth
+2.44% +1.68% +8.18% +7.02%
Gross Income
330.24M 355.51M 366.39M 373.71M
Gross Income Growth
+26.50% +7.65% +3.06% +2.00%
Gross Profit Margin
+52.95% +54.37% +53.16% +51.96%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
280.70M 288.47M 310.88M 320.21M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
280.70M 288.47M 310.88M 320.21M
SGA Growth
+19.88% +2.77% +7.77% +3.00%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 1.20M 1.00M 1.40M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
48.34M 66.04M 54.12M 53.50M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(5.83M) (10.54M) (3.59M) 40.56M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
33.03M 32.92M 32.42M 32.20M
Interest Expense Growth
+23.45% -0.33% -1.50% -0.70%
Gross Interest Expense
33.03M 32.92M 32.42M 32.20M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
9.48M 22.58M 18.11M 61.86M
Pretax Income Growth
+101.01% +138.07% -19.80% +241.69%
Pretax Margin
+1.52% +3.45% +2.63% +8.60%
Income Tax
1.76M 5.37M (100.34M) 13.68M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
4.57M 4.11M 13.89M 589.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
(163.00K) (26.00K) 269.00K 1.19M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(2.65M) 1.25M (114.33M) 12.74M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
4.00K 33.00K (166.00K) (849.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
7.72M 17.21M 118.44M 48.19M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
7.72M 17.21M 118.44M 48.19M
Net Income Growth
+100.94% +122.90% +588.38% -59.32%
Net Margin Growth
+1.24% +2.63% +17.19% +6.70%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
7.72M 17.21M 118.44M 48.19M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
7.72M 17.21M 118.44M 48.19M
EPS (Basic)
0.1123 0.2522 1.7746 0.73
EPS (Basic) Growth
+100.92% +124.58% +603.65% -58.86%
Basic Shares Outstanding
68.73M 68.22M 66.74M 66.01M
EPS (Diluted)
0.1082 0.247 1.736 0.7151
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+100.89% +128.28% +602.83% -58.81%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
71.34M 69.65M 68.23M 67.39M
EBITDA
151.47M 161.43M 156.52M 160.68M
EBITDA Growth
+8.05% +6.58% -3.04% +2.66%
EBITDA Margin
+24.29% +24.69% +22.71% +22.34%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 16.786
Number of Ratings 7 Current Quarters Estimate 0.536
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 1.786
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.48 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.71 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.252
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 5 4 5 5
Mean Estimate 0.54 0.53 1.79 2.25
High Estimates 0.59 0.61 1.85 2.48
Low Estimate 0.51 0.48 1.73 1.96
Coefficient of Variance 6.39 10.53 2.45 9.19

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 5 5 5
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Cars.com - CARS

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Aug 13, 2025 Matthew Crawford Chief Product Innovation Off. 98,461 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $11.77 per share 1,158,885.97
Mar 6, 2025 T. Alex Vetter CEO; Director 559,295 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $13.2 per share 7,382,694.00
Mar 6, 2025 Angelique Strong Marks Chief Legal Officer 92,739 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $13.2 per share 1,224,154.80
Mar 6, 2025 Sonia Jain Chief Financial Officer 193,246 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $13.2 per share 2,550,847.20

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