Cars.com Inc. (CARS)
NYSE: CARS · Real-Time Price · USD
12.22
-0.05 (-0.41%)
Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Cars.com Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Revenue
725.63723.24719.15689.18653.88623.68
Revenue Growth
1.08%0.57%4.35%5.40%4.84%13.91%
Gross Profit
486.89482.58476.95464.95449.9432.17
Operating Income
83.2560.4553.555.5267.0449.64
Net Income
34.320.0548.19118.4417.2110.79
Earnings Per Share
0.570.320.721.740.250.15
EPS Growth
-9.54%-55.56%-58.62%596.00%66.67%-

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Dealer
652.79644.05640.72621.66579.22549.92
OEM and National
60.3165.3165.8955.958.5665.09
Other Segment
12.5413.8812.5411.6216.18.68
Revenue (Total)
725.63723.24719.15689.18653.88623.68

Cash & Debt

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Cash & Investments
33.2957.2460.1739.231.7239.07
Total Debt
447.13468.47475.92510.85500.88500.62
Net Cash (Debt)
-413.84-411.24-415.75-471.65-469.17-461.56
Net Cash Growth
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Net Cash Per Share
-6.89-6.50-6.17-6.91-6.74-6.47

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow
151.58151.64152.52136.72128.51138
Capital Expenditures
-1.75-4.29-3-1.28-1.83-1.45
Free Cash Flow
149.82147.35149.52135.44126.68136.55
Free Cash Flow Growth
11.61%-1.45%10.40%6.91%-7.23%12.02%

Margins

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Gross Margin
67.10%66.72%66.32%67.46%68.81%69.29%
Operating Margin
11.47%8.36%7.44%8.05%10.25%7.96%
Pretax Margin
7.42%4.74%8.60%2.63%3.45%1.52%
Profit Margin
4.73%2.77%6.70%17.19%2.63%1.73%
FCF Margin
20.65%20.37%20.79%19.65%19.37%21.89%

Valuation

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
PE Ratio
21.4336.3923.2810.6153.31103.04
Forward PE
4.915.687.248.706.878.46
P/FCF Ratio
4.374.957.509.287.248.14
PS Ratio
0.901.011.561.821.401.78