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CARS NYSE US

Cars.com Inc. Common Stock

Communication Services · Media Website · IPO May 2017
$9.75
▲ +$0.66 (+7.26%)
Vol 1.7M
Mkt Cap
$571.7M
P/E
28.5
ROE
4.2%
Margin
2.8%
Beta
1.55
52W
$7–$14

Wall Street Consensus

13 analysts · Apr 2026
4
Strong Buy
5
Buy
3
Hold
1
Sell
0
Strong Sell
69.2%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 25.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $0.22 $0.12 $-0.10
Sep 2025 $0.16 $0.12 $-0.04
Jun 2025 $0.07 $0.11 +$0.04
Mar 2025 $0.11 $-0.03 $-0.14

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $180.4M $179.0M $178.7M $181.6M $183.9M
Net Income $17.3M -$2.0M $7.0M $7.7M $7.4M

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
1.9%
P/S (TTM)
0.79
P/B
1.5
EPS (TTM)
$0.32
CF/Share
$3.20
Rev Growth 3Y
+3.4%
52W High
$13.97
52W Low
$7.40
$7.40 52-Week Range $13.97

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$31.2M
Net Debt
$395.3M
Cash
$56.2M
Total Debt
$451.5M
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does CARS compare to Media peers?

Peer group: Peers · Media (Peers) · 10 companies

CARS valuation vs Media peers

P/E ratio
28.5
12% above peers (25.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/S ratio
0.8
10% above peers (0.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/B ratio
1.5
11% below peers (1.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
Div yield
0% below peers (4.4%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

CARS profitability vs Media peers

ROE
4.2%
3% below peers (4.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Net margin
2.8%
9% above peers (2.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Gross margin
66.7%
6% above peers (63.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
1.9%
16% below peers (2.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak

CARS financial health vs Media peers

D/E ratio
0% below peers (6.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
1.9
3% above peers (1.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
1.6
24% above peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

CARS fundamentals radar

CARS Peer median Industry

CARS profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

CARS vs peers: key metrics

Insider Activity

Bullish
Buys
7
$15082
Sells
0
ROSS JENELL
Director · Mar 13
purchase
1995 shs
HARTMANN TOBIAS
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 11
award
344150 shs
JAIN SONIA
Chief Financial Officer · Mar 11
award
156267 shs
MARKS ANGELIQUE STRONG
Officer · Mar 11
award
64603 shs
GOSSELIN LISA
Officer · Mar 11
award
124282 shs
VETTER THOMAS ALEX
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 02
award
137797 shs
JAIN SONIA
Chief Financial Officer · Mar 02
award
26536 shs
Last 90 days

Insider Buy Returns

ROSS JENELL
Mar 13, 2026
$15082 +28.97%
VETTER THOMAS ALEX
May 09, 2025
$299558 -8.71%

Top Holders

Top 5: 47.71%
FMR, LLC
14.48%
$82.8M
Blackrock Inc.
14.38%
$82.2M
Vanguard Group Inc
8.90%
$50.9M
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
5.35%
$30.6M
Par Capital Management Inc
4.60%
$26.3M
As of Dec 31, 2025