CARS · Cars.com Inc.
$11.86
-0.53 (-4.24%)
At close · Aug 17
Market Cap
$641.86M
Shares
53.53M
Income-statement, balance-sheet and cash-flow figures extracted from the company's SEC filings — 10-K annual and 10-Q quarterly reports — and standardised for comparison across periods.
Revenue
$723.24M
+0.6%
FY2025
Net Income
$20.05M
-58.4%
FY2025
Gross Margin
86.34%
-3.2pp
FY2018
Operating Margin
8.33%
+0.9pp
FY2025
Diluted EPS
$0.32
-55.6%
FY2025
Operating Cash Flow
$151.64M
-0.6%
FY2025
Chart any reported metric, KPI or segment over time — the full statement history lives here
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| Line Item | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $725.63M | $723.24M | $719.15M | $689.18M | $653.88M | $623.68M | $547.5M | $606.68M | $662.13M | $626.26M | $633.11M | $596.51M | |
| -$29.7M | -$30.38M | -$32.2M | -$32.43M | -$35.32M | -$38.73M | -$37.86M | -$30.77M | -$27.72M | -$12.37M | $94K | $4000 | |
| $100.15M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $90.43M | $65.54M | $56.79M | $46.46M | |
| $535.91M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $571.69M | $560.72M | $576.31M | $550.05M | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86.34% | 89.53% | 91.03% | 92.21% | |
| $241.31M | $239.37M | $232.28M | $236.82M | $221.88M | $208.34M | $183.45M | $217.43M | $226.74M | $209.81M | $211.03M | $211.78M | |
| $88.53M | $91.12M | $83.99M | $73.02M | $67.59M | $73.56M | $59.05M | $73.77M | $72.94M | $44.9M | $23.93M | $22.76M | |
| — | $62.83M | $80.51M | $78.67M | $78.01M | $85.64M | $94.33M | $98.61M | $90.99M | $77.87M | $74.83M | $72.7M | |
| $73.99M | $91.84M | $107.18M | $101M | $94.39M | $101.93M | $113.28M | $116.88M | $103.81M | $88.64M | $83.11M | $80.82M | |
| $642.58M | $662.99M | $665.65M | $635.07M | $587.84M | $575.35M | $1.43B | $1.05B | $578.2M | $492.01M | $456.46M | $438.78M | |
| $83.05M | $60.25M | $53.5M | $54.12M | $66.04M | $48.34M | -$887.33M | -$446.06M | $83.92M | $134.26M | $176.65M | $157.73M | |
| — | 8.33% | 7.44% | 7.85% | 10.1% | 7.75% | -162.07% | -73.52% | 12.67% | 21.44% | 27.9% | 26.44% | |
| $157.04M | $152.09M | $160.68M | $155.12M | $160.43M | $150.27M | -$774.05M | -$329.18M | $187.73M | $222.9M | $259.76M | $238.55M | |
| -$29.24M | -$25.94M | $8.37M | -$36.01M | -$43.46M | -$38.86M | -$49.08M | -$29.22M | -$27M | -$12.09M | $308K | $105K | |
| — | — | $10.8M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $53.81M | $34.31M | $61.86M | $18.11M | $22.58M | $9.48M | -$936.41M | -$475.28M | $56.93M | $122.16M | $176.96M | $157.84M | |
| $19.52M | $14.25M | $13.68M | -$100.34M | $5.37M | -$1.31M | -$147.3M | -$29.96M | $18.12M | -$102.28M | $588K | — | |
| $34.3M | $20.05M | $48.19M | $118.44M | $17.21M | $10.79M | -$789.11M | -$445.32M | $38.81M | $224.44M | $176.37M | $157.84M | |
| — | 2.77% | 6.7% | 17.19% | 2.63% | 1.73% | -144.13% | -73.4% | 5.86% | 35.84% | 27.86% | 26.46% | |
| $32.83M | $21.09M | $45.64M | $119.39M | $19.21M | $15.59M | -$788.27M | -$452.97M | $38.81M | $224.44M | — | — | |
| USD/shares | — | $0.32 | $0.73 | $1.77 | $0.25 | $0.16 | -$11.74 | -$6.65 | $0.55 | $3.13 | $2.46 | $2.20 |
| USD/shares | — | $0.32 | $0.72 | $1.74 | $0.25 | $0.15 | -$11.74 | -$6.65 | $0.55 | $3.13 | $2.46 | $2.20 |
| shares | — | 62.39M | 66.01M | 66.74M | 68.22M | 68.73M | 67.24M | 67M | 70.32M | 71.66M | 71.59M | 71.59M |
| shares | — | 63.26M | 67.39M | 68.23M | 69.65M | 71.34M | 67.24M | 67M | 70.55M | 71.73M | 71.59M | 71.59M |
Italic rows are computed from reported lines — open a row's info icon for its formula. Values reflect the latest filing (restatements included); per-share figures on today's split basis. Click a value for its source filing.
TTM: trailing twelve months through the latest reported quarter — flows sum the last four quarters, balances take the latest. 3Y/5Y/10Y columns are trailing CAGR from the newest fiscal year; blank where an endpoint is missing or negative.
Capital Returned to Shareholders
Cash spent on share repurchases and dividends per fiscal year, as reported on the cash-flow statement. Across FY2017–FY2025: $353.55M in buybacks.
Price & Valuation
Multiples computed on the strict TTM/EV methodology — today's snapshot against peers, and each ratio recomputed as of past filing dates.
Valuation
EV/Revenue
1.43×
Peer median 0.92×
EV/EBIT
12.53×
Peer median 18.04×
P/E (TTM)
21.04×
Peer median 11.02×
Peer medians compare against the 28 similar-size Internet Content & Information companies (of 55 listed).
Valuation over time computed as of each quarter's filing date
Revenue Breakdown
Annual revenue as the company disaggregates it in its own XBRL filings. Years a component wasn't reported show a dash.
Share mode is each component's slice of the reported components that year — issuers rarely tag every revenue dollar, so slices need not sum to total revenue.
By Product & Service (USD)
| Component | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription Advertising and Digital Solutions | $540,829,000 | $518,270,000 | $436,441,000 | — | — | — |
| Display Advertising | $88,397,000 | $85,169,000 | $84,630,000 | $91,935,000 | $112,792,000 | $102,183,000 |
| Other Major Product and Services | $15,299,000 | $7,898,000 | $7,875,000 | $11,880,000 | $10,585,000 | $9,326,000 |
| Pay Per Lead | $9,351,000 | $12,346,000 | $18,557,000 | $26,907,000 | $30,757,000 | $31,727,000 |
| Marketplace Subscription Advertising | — | — | — | $475,960,000 | $507,993,000 | $483,026,000 |
Key facts
CIK
1683606
CUSIP
14575E105
13F (30d)
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