Cars.com/$CARS
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About Cars.com
Cars.com Inc is an audience-powered and data-driven technology platform that simplifies buying and selling cars. The flagship Cars.com marketplace connects consumers to dealerships across the U.S., powering the car-buying experience with artificial intelligence (AI) shopping tools, vehicle reviews and content. Its ecosystem of products enables dealers and OEMs to sell more cars by leveraging the marketplace, dealer websites, trade and appraisal tools and proprietary in-market media solutions. The platform provides shoppers with data, resources and digital tools to make informed buying decisions and connect with automotive retailers. The Company also provides dealerships and OEMs with solutions and data-driven intelligence to reach and influence its 26 million monthly shoppers.
- Ticker
- $CARS
- Sector
- Software & Cloud Services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 1,700
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Website
- www.cars.com
Cars.com Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$617M
20.22
$0.57
1.60
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Price and volume
Market cap
$617M
Beta
1.6
52-week high
$13.85
52-week low
$7.40
Average daily volume
579K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.997
Quick ratio
1.807
Long term debt to equity
1.008
Total debt to equity
1.008
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.38%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
157.245
Gross margin (TTM)
66.61%
Net profit margin (TTM)
4.73%
Operating margin (TTM)
9.75%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
36.27%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$430,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.01%
Return on equity (TTM)
7.40%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
20.218
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.94
Price to book
1.4
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-2.74
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
5.357
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
18.67%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.152
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
1.08%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-9.54%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.79%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.69%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-29.86%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-12.67%
What the Analysts think about Cars.com
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Cars.com stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Cars.com stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Deliberate prioritization of the Marketplace segment drove Marketplace revenue growth of over 7% year-over-year in Q2, the fastest quarterly growth since 2021, offsetting OEM declines and demonstrating strong consumer engagement (PublicNow)
Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 29.4% in Q2, up nearly 100 basis points year-over-year and surpassing the guidance range of 28%–29%, reflecting improved operating leverage (SEC)
Share repurchases totaled 3.7 million shares for $37 million in the quarter and 6.2 million shares for $57 million year-to-date, on pace for the $90 million 2026 target, supporting EPS accretion (SEC)
OEM and National revenue declined 18% year-over-year to $13.6 million in Q2, highlighting vulnerability to reduced OEM advertising spend (Cars.com)
Total revenue was effectively flat, growing just 1% year-over-year to $179.9 million, indicating sluggish top-line momentum despite marketplace strength (Cars.com)
Dealer count declined slightly year-over-year as Solutions adoption waned, raising concerns about the pace of penetration for non-marketplace services (PublicNow)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Cars.com
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $CARS weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Digitalisation$DGTL | $793M | 0.02% |
iShares Digitalisation£DGIT | £585M | 0.02% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
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