CARS
Cars.com Inc.
Next earnings Aug 5, 2026 · consensus $0.30 EPS, $184M rev
Last earnings +10.2% on 2026-05-07
$10.75
▲ +5.81%$10.75▼ -6.85%
over 1Y
L $7.58EODHDH $13.79
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+5.8%
1W+8.7%
1M+6.9%
3M+35.1%
YTD-10.7%
1Y-6.8%
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 13 analysts
Buy
Thin net margin (2.8%).
Revenue (FY2025) $723M · FY2025
The read
Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.
Cars.com Inc. shows $723M in FY2025 revenue (+0.6% YoY), a 2.8% net margin, and 4.2% ROE.
Financials · annual, by fiscal year
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $624M | $654M | $689M | $719M | $723M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $48.3M | $66.0M | $54.1M | $53.5M | $60.3M |
| Net income | $10.8M | $17.2M | $118M | $48.2M | $20.1M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.15 | $0.25 | $1.74 | $0.72 | $0.32 |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 2.6% | 17.2% | 6.7% | 2.8% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$1.03B
EV / EBITDA6.7
EV / Sales1.4
EV / FCF7.0
P / FCF4.3
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield3.2%
FCF yield23.4%
Quality & risk
ROIC (est.)5.2%
Free cash flow$147M
Total debt$452M
Net cash-$395M
Altman Z-Score0.38 distress
Piotroski F-Score6/8
Capital returns
Buyback yield13.8%
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield13.8%
Shares Δ YoY-8.2%
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timeline
SEC · 8-Ks + reportsSome governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
Recent filings
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Frequently asked
- Is Cars.com Inc. (CARS) a buy?
- CARS currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Thin net margin (2.8%).
- What is CARS's fair value?
- A Modified-Graham model based on CARS's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $2.33. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
- Is CARS overvalued or undervalued?
- Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, CARS currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
- What is Cars.com Inc.'s quality score?
- CARS scores 59.39215686274509/100 (grade C) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001683606, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-07) · EODHD · as of 6/22/2026, 11:32:13 PM.
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