Cars.com Inc.
CARSNYSE
$11.99
↓ -2.7%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -2.8%
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Key statistics
Market Cap
$714.5M
Enterprise Value
$1.1B
P/E
27.9
P/S
1.0
P/B
1.6
EV/EBITDA
7.3
PEG
3.3
FCF Yield
22.1%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$724.4M
Net Income (TTM)
$27.1M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$158.3M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
9.7%
Net Margin
3.7%
ROE
5.9%
ROIC
5.1%
Debt / Equity
1.0
Net Cash
-$387.2M
Return 1Y
-7.6%
Company profile
Cars.com Inc. operates as a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. The company showcases dealer inventory, elevate and amplify dealers' and automotive manufacturers' brands. As of December 31, 2021, the company served 19,179 dealer customers in 50 states.
- CEO
- Alex T. Vetter
- Sector
- Services
- Industry
- Business Services
- Employees
- 1,700
- Headquarters
- Illinois
- Website
- cars.com
Management & directors
- Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer
- Gosselin LisaChief Commercial Officer
- Hartmann TobiasCEO-Designate
- Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer
- Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off.
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
CARS Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$180.2M↑ +0.7%
Diluted EPS$0.08↓ -366.7%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $547.5M | $623.7M | $653.9M | $689.2M | $719.2M | $723.2M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$887.3M | $48.3M | $66.0M | $54.1M | $53.5M | $60.3M |
| Net income | -$789.1M | $10.8M | $17.2M | $118.4M | $48.2M | $20.1M |
| Diluted EPS | -$11.74 | $0.15 | $0.25 | $1.74 | $0.72 | $0.32 |
| Operating cash flow | $138.6M | $138.0M | $128.5M | $136.7M | $152.5M | $151.6M |
| Free cash flow | $121.9M | $136.6M | $126.7M | $135.4M | $149.5M | $147.4M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | -162.1% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Net margin | -144.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 17.2% | 6.7% | 2.8% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $178.9M | $179.7M | $180.4M | $179.0M | $178.7M | $181.6M | $183.9M | $180.2M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $9.5M | $11.5M | $19.8M | $6.5M | $15.2M | $16.8M | $21.7M | $16.6M |
| Net income | $11.4M | $18.7M | $17.3M | -$2.0M | $7.0M | $7.7M | $7.4M | $5.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.17 | $0.28 | $0.26 | -$0.03 | $0.11 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.08 |
| Operating cash flow | $35.3M | $53.8M | $30.0M | $29.5M | $26.2M | $58.8M | $37.1M | $39.8M |
| Free cash flow | $34.9M | $52.8M | $29.1M | $28.6M | $23.7M | $58.3M | $36.7M | $39.5M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 6.4% | 11.0% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 9.2% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 10.4% | 9.6% | -1.1% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 2.8% |
Company news
Jul 10, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Jain Sonia· Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 34,021 | $9.49 | $322,859.29 | filing |
| 2026-06-11 | Jain Sonia· Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 52,579 | $9.56 | $502,655.24 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Hale Thomas E | Award | 18,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Ross Jenell | Award | 18,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Subramanian Bala | Award | 18,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | McGovern Jr. Donald A. | Award | 18,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | FORBES SCOTT E | Award | 25,478 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Greenthal Jill A | Award | 18,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | WIENER BRYAN | Award | 18,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-13 | Ross Jenell | Buy | 1,995 | $7.56 | $15,082.20 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Gosselin Lisa· Chief Commercial Officer | Award | 124,282 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Marks Angelique Strong· Chief Legal Officer | Award | 64,603 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Hartmann Tobias· CEO | Award | 344,150 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Jain Sonia· Chief Financial Officer | Award | 156,267 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Vetter Thomas Alex | Tax withholding | 71,665 | $8.54 | $612,019.10 | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Vetter Thomas Alex | Tax withholding | 67,444 | $8.54 | $575,971.76 | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Vetter Thomas Alex | Award | 137,797 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-22 | Hartmann Tobias· CEO-Designate | Award | 233,827 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-17 | Jain Sonia· Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 11,400 | $13.45 | $153,330.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-02 | Crawford Matthew B.· Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 27,358 | $12.03 | $329,116.74 | filing |
| 2025-10-01 | Jain Sonia· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 29,226 | $12.33 | $360,356.58 | filing |
| 2025-08-08 | Crawford Matthew B.· Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 15,000 | $11.77 | $176,550.00 | filing |
Latest 22 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.