Cars.com Inc.
Financials
Valuation Metrics
Cars.com Inc.'s Market Cap is $597M. At end of 2025 it was $735M. Ranked #2719 of 3,121 in US market (top 87%), #1547 of 1,658 on NYSE (top 93%), #72 of 89 in Media & Entertainment (top 81%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-09-18)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | $597M | US#2,719/3,121 Sec#72/89 |
| Revenue | $726M | US#2,084/3,121 Sec#76/89 |
| Net Income | $34M | US#2,002/3,121 Sec#48/89 |
| Total Assets | $1.01B | US#2,474/3,121 Sec#75/89 |
| Net Assets | $444M | US#2,315/3,121 Sec#61/89 |
| Employees | 1,700 | US#1,774/3,121 Sec#55/89 |
| Value | ||
| P/E | 17.40x | US#973/3,121 Sec#20/89 |
| P/B | 1.35x | US#761/3,121 Sec#23/89 |
| P/S | 0.82x | US#580/3,121 Sec#31/89 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.02x | US#268/3,121 Sec#13/89 |
| FCF Yield | 25.10% | US#116/3,121 Sec#7/89 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 7.73% | US#1,620/3,121 Sec#34/89 |
| ROA | 3.39% | US#1,345/3,121 Sec#35/89 |
| Op. Margin | 11.45% | US#1,486/3,121 Sec#37/89 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.08% | US#2,160/3,121 Sec#61/89 |
| Earnings Growth | -16.39% | US#1,514/3,121 Sec#28/89 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 128.23% | US#1,329/3,121 Sec#41/89 |
| Total Debt | $447M | US#1,929/3,121 Sec#60/89 |
| FCF | $150M | US#1,550/3,121 Sec#48/89 |
| Cash | $33M | US#2,734/3,121 Sec#84/89 |
| Current Ratio | 2.00x | US#1,252/3,121 Sec#26/89 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 2.46x | US#1,453/3,121 Sec#44/89 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.00% | US—/3,121 Sec—/89 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.00% | US—/3,121 Sec—/89 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -17.95% | US#2,263/3,121 Sec#52/89 |
| 1M Return | -10.37% | US#1,611/3,121 Sec#46/89 |
| From 52W High | -20.19% | US#1,421/3,121 Sec#35/89 |
| 1Y MDD | -45.03% | US#2,251/3,121 Sec#53/89 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 478,765 shares | US#2,309/3,121 Sec#75/89 |
| Trading Value | $5M | US#2,732/3,121 Sec#76/89 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | $0.64 | US#1,823/3,121 Sec#41/89 |
| BPS | $8.29 | US#1,970/3,121 Sec#43/89 |
Company Info
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers marketplace through Cars.com that allows OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools. It also operates dealer websites to transform automotive retail processes; and trade and appraisal product, including AccuTrade, which uses demand data and diagnostic scans to determine the right trade-in offer for every VIN in minutes. In addition, the company offers media solution, such as Cars Social, allows dealers to target and serve native advertisements displaying real-time inventory to in-market car shoppers on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platform; VIN Performance Media, a machine-learning for media campaign, including audience targeting, real-time inventory, and ad placement across search, social, and display; In-Market Video, provides OEMs and dealers to pinpoint serious, ready-to-buy shoppers geographically; and proprietary in-market media solutions. The company serves local dealers, OEMs, dealer groups, and auto-adjacent companies. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.