Stock Evaluator: Cars.com Inc. (CARS)

Cars.com Inc. CARS

$11.85 -0.03 -0.25%
July 31, 2026 4:00:03 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 603,698
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Communication Services Interactive Media & Services

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics CARS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $662.5 $659.1 41%
Shares Out (Mil) 59.6 51.2 52%
Institutional Ownership 97.6% 50.6% 75%
Float (Mil) 47.1 47.9 46%
Beta 1.64 1.07 86%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 620 356 63%
Price Change
(52-week)
(7.1%) 54.6% 39%
Growth CARS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 5.7% 11.0% 39%
Net Income (5yr) 15.2% 13.9% 64%
EPS (5yr) 15.2% 15.2% 57
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 0%
Cash Flow (5yr) (35.6%) (16.5%) 15%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 5 5 5
Current EPS $0.513 $2.123 $2.517
Month Ago EPS $0.511 $2.107 $2.515
# Rev Up 1 0 1
# Rev Down 0 1 0
Three Months Ago EPS $0.502 $2.113 $2.298
Year/Year Chg 541.3% 563.4% 629.1%
Financials CARS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $724 $640 46%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $27 $3 51%
EPS (TTM) $0.443 $0.200 52%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $162 $68 57%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $33 $0 67%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $452 $40 58%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $998 $675 41%
Valuation CARS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.47 1.36 39%
P/E 27.3 17.4 65%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.8 0.9 65%
Ratios CARS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 66.6% 61.5% 78%
Net Margin 3.7% 1.8% 44%
ROA 2.5% 0.8% 59%
ROE 5.7% 2.3% 46%
Liabilities to Assets 56.3% 41.0% 49%
F-Score 7 5 84%

Cars.com Inc. did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.

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