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
$602M
19.71
$0.57
1.59
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Price and volume
Market cap
$602M
Beta
1.59
52-week high
$13.69
52-week low
$7.40
Average daily volume
740K
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)
2.80%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
144.705
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)
19.709
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.917
Price to book
1.37
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-2.67
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
5.222
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
19.15%
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
Marketplace revenue grew more than 7% year on year in Q2, its strongest growth since 2021, while marketplace subscribers rose for a fourth straight quarter. Dealer revenue per location also increased 3%, suggesting stronger monetisation even as overall revenue growth remained modest. (Cars.com)
Cars.com’s Carson AI assistant was used in about 20% of active searches, and those users were four times more likely to submit a lead. That offers a route to improve lead value for dealers and differentiate the marketplace, although the longer-term revenue impact is not yet established. (The Motley Fool)
Q2 adjusted EBITDA rose 4% and its margin reached 29.4%, above the company’s guidance range, while net income more than doubled. Cars.com also repurchased $57 million of shares in the first half, reducing its share count and returning cash to shareholders. (Cars.com)
Q2 visits fell 12% year on year and average monthly unique visitors fell 14%. If the smaller audience eventually means fewer valuable leads, it could weaken the marketplace’s appeal to dealers. (SEC)
OEM and National revenue fell 18% in Q2 as automakers continued to reduce advertising spend. Management expects that pressure to persist, leaving full-year revenue guidance at just 0% to 2% growth. (Cars.com)
The wider dealer-solutions business remains weak: website units declined, and lower uptake of add-on media products offset some marketplace gains. That makes it harder for Cars.com to grow revenue across its broader product ecosystem, rather than relying mainly on marketplace subscriptions. (The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Cars.com
Fund name | Fund size | $CARS weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.02% |
iShares Digitalisation$DGTL | $761M | 0.02% |
iShares Digitalisation£DGIT | $813M | 0.02% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.01% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.01% |
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