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Cars.com Inc. (CARS)
NYSE: CARS · Real-Time Price · USD
12.71
-0.14 (-1.09%)
At close: Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
12.75
+0.04 (0.31%)
After-hours: Nov 13, 2026, 7:30 PM EST

Cars.com Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits
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Fiscal Year
TTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Revenue
725.94723.24719.15689.18653.88623.68
Revenue Growth
0.86%0.57%4.35%5.40%4.84%13.91%
Gross Profit
485.99482.58476.95464.95449.9432.17
Operating Income
95.1460.4553.555.5267.0449.64
Net Income
42.9820.0548.19118.4417.2110.79
Earnings Per Share
0.740.320.721.740.250.15
EPS Growth
57.65%-55.56%-58.62%596.00%66.67%-

Revenue by Segment
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Fiscal Year
TTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Dealer
654.19644.05640.72621.66579.22549.92
OEM and National
59.8265.3165.8955.958.5665.09
Other Segment
11.9413.8812.5411.6216.18.68
Revenue (Total)
725.94723.24719.15689.18653.88623.68

Cash & Debt
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Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Cash & Investments
64.5557.2460.1739.231.7239.07
Total Debt
442.43468.47475.92510.85500.88500.62
Net Cash (Debt)
-377.88-411.24-415.75-471.65-469.17-461.56
Net Cash Growth
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Net Cash Per Share
-6.46-6.50-6.17-6.91-6.74-6.47

Cash Flow & CapEx
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Fiscal Year
TTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow
151.78151.64152.52136.72128.51138
Capital Expenditures
-1.24-4.29-3-1.28-1.83-1.45
Free Cash Flow
150.55147.35149.52135.44126.68136.55
Free Cash Flow Growth
7.79%-1.45%10.40%6.91%-7.23%12.02%

Margins
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Fiscal Year
TTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Gross Margin
66.95%66.72%66.32%67.46%68.81%69.29%
Operating Margin
13.11%8.36%7.44%8.05%10.25%7.96%
Pretax Margin
8.89%4.74%8.60%2.63%3.45%1.52%
Profit Margin
5.92%2.77%6.70%17.19%2.63%1.73%
FCF Margin
20.74%20.37%20.79%19.65%19.37%21.89%

Valuation
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Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingNov '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
PE Ratio
17.2436.3923.2810.6153.31103.04
Forward PE
5.685.687.248.706.878.46
P/FCF Ratio
4.404.957.509.287.248.14
PS Ratio
0.911.011.561.821.401.78