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 | 723.24M | |
| Industry | Internet Software/Services | Net Income | 20.05M | |
| Sector | Technology Services | 2025 Sales Growth | 0.568% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2026 | Employees | 1,700 | |
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CARS Valuation
| P/E Current | 26.088 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 38.486 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.067 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 1.514 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 5.09 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 7.768 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.636 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.396 |
CARS Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 425,434.706 |
| Income Per Employee | 11,795.294 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.481 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.665 |
CARS Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.844 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.844 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.505 |
CARS Profitability
| Gross Margin | 54.026 |
| Operating Margin | 8.358 |
| Pretax Margin | 4.743 |
| Net Margin | 2.773 |
| Return on Assets | 1.844 |
| Return on Equity | 4.076 |
| Return on Total Capital | 2.131 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.083 |
CARS Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 99.141 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 49.784 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 44.095 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 98.512 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 49.468 |