Cars.com
CARS
9.49
-0.05
-0.52%
Cars.com
US · CARS
#3737 by market cap
9.49
-0.05
-0.52%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 52s ago
· 2026-10-08 10:10
Pre-market
9.53
-0.10%
After-hours
9.54
0.00%
- Market cap
- 508.03M
- P/E (TTM)i
- 16.65
- P/Bi
- 1.15
- EPSi
- 0.32
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 33%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.25, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +0.57% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 82.95%
- Operating margin
- 8.33%
- Net margin
- 2.77%
Key ratios & quality
- PEG ratioi
- 3.18
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.25
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (5.23%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 662.13M | 606.68M | 547.50M | 623.68M | 653.88M | 689.18M | 719.15M | 723.24M |
| Gross profit | 571.69M | 507.13M | 445.97M | 509.48M | 538.92M | 566.98M | 594.82M | 599.91M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 368.47M | 354.06M | 303.16M | 281.90M | 289.47M | 309.84M | 316.27M | 330.49M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | 77.32M | 89.02M | 102.03M | 117.88M | 117.33M |
| Operating profit | 99.41M | 36.19M | 29.53M | 48.34M | 66.04M | 54.12M | 53.50M | 60.25M |
| Pretax profit | 56.93M | -475.28M | -936.41M | 9.48M | 22.58M | 18.11M | 61.86M | 34.31M |
| Tax | 18.12M | -29.96M | -119.29M | -1.31M | 5.37M | -100.34M | 13.68M | 14.25M |
| Net profit | 38.81M | -445.32M | -817.12M | 10.79M | 17.21M | 118.44M | 48.19M | 20.05M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | -7 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.55 | -6.65 | -12.15 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 1.74 | 0.72 | 0.32 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 179.02M | 178.74M | 181.57M | 183.90M | 180.22M | 179.93M |
| Gross profit | 147.54M | 148.13M | 151.51M | 152.12M | 148.48M | 149.65M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 83.43M | 108.02M | 83.66M | 81.28M | 83.64M | 104.43M |
| Research & development | 30.62M | -- | 27.58M | 32.64M | 31.50M | -- |
| Operating profit | 6.46M | 15.25M | 16.81M | 21.74M | 16.63M | 27.88M |
| Pretax profit | -1.23M | 9.97M | 10.70M | 14.87M | 8.72M | 19.53M |
| Tax | 780.00K | 2.96M | 3.04M | 7.47M | 3.74M | 5.26M |
| Net profit | -2.01M | 7.01M | 7.66M | 7.40M | 4.98M | 14.26M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.03 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.25 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 153.94M | 122.44M | 178.08M | 147.44M | 148.63M | 178.44M | 214.33M | 211.59M |
| Cash & ST investments | 25.46M | 13.55M | 67.72M | 39.07M | 31.72M | 39.20M | 50.67M | 56.24M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 2.60B | 2.03B | 1.08B | 1.01B | 1.02B | 1.17B | 1.11B | 1.06B |
| Total current liabilities | 110.71M | 98.81M | 90.37M | 94.29M | 106.01M | 145.75M | 116.89M | 113.39M |
| Short-term debt | 26.85M | 31.39M | 7.76M | 8.94M | 14.13M | 23.13M | -- | -- |
| Long-term debt | 665.31M | 611.28M | 576.14M | 457.38M | 458.25M | 460.12M | 455.29M | 451.52M |
| Total liabilities | 973,626,000.00 | 886,923,000.00 | 735,536,000.00 | 609,185,000.00 | 640,440,000.00 | 680,341,000.00 | 600,380,000.00 | 589,888,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.63B | 1.14B | 340.18M | 398.02M | 384.43M | 492.11M | 511.49M | 472.53M |
| Retained earnings | 118.24M | -367.07M | -1.18B | -1.15B | -1.13B | -1.01B | -961.55M | -941.49M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 182.73M | 179.65M | 212.35M | 211.59M | 218.03M | 194.97M |
| Cash & ST investments | 31.44M | 27.70M | 55.07M | 56.24M | 64.60M | 33.29M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 1.08B | 1.06B | 1.07B | 1.06B | 1.05B | 1.01B |
| Total current liabilities | 110.95M | 98.93M | 116.82M | 113.39M | 116.55M | 97.64M |
| Short-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Long-term debt | 455.59M | 455.90M | 451.21M | 451.52M | 451.82M | 447.13M |
| Total liabilities | 593,768,000.00 | 581,437,000.00 | 593,818,000.00 | 589,888,000.00 | 592,665,000.00 | 568,833,000.00 |
| Total equity | 489.92M | 483.22M | 477.57M | 472.53M | 460.75M | 443.61M |
| Retained earnings | -963.56M | -956.55M | -948.89M | -941.49M | -936.52M | -922.25M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 163.55M | 101.48M | 138.62M | 138.00M | 128.51M | 136.72M | 152.52M | 151.64M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 103.81M | 116.88M | 113.28M | 101.93M | 94.39M | 101.00M | 107.18M | 91.84M |
| Free cash flow | 149.32M | 80.23M | 121.90M | 118.81M | 108.80M | 115.84M | 128.14M | 125.73M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -97.19M | -40.00M | 0 | 0 | -48.98M | -31.29M | -49.18M | -86.91M |
| Ending cash balance | 25.46M | 13.55M | 67.72M | 39.07M | 31.72M | 39.20M | 50.67M | 56.24M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 29.46M | 26.23M | 58.84M | 37.12M | 39.81M | 15.81M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 27.04M | 24.87M | 23.46M | 16.47M | 16.72M | 17.34M |
| Free cash flow | 23.66M | 18.19M | 52.64M | 31.25M | 33.55M | 9.95M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -21.54M | -23.11M | -19.70M | -22.57M | -20.45M | -37.01M |
| Ending cash balance | 31.44M | 27.70M | 55.07M | 56.24M | 64.60M | 33.29M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 2.35 | -32.18 | -110.33 | 2.18 | 4.58 | 27.03 | 9.60 | 4.08 |
| ROA %i | 1.52 | -19.24 | -52.65 | 0.74 | 1.69 | 10.78 | 4.22 | 1.84 |
| ROIC %i | 1.70 | -21.71 | -57.91 | 4.45 | 5.22 | 15.73 | 7.64 | 4.66 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 10.58 | -0.92 | -24.35 | -25.26 | -26.57 | -21.63 | -13.28 | 9.61 |
| EBIT margin %i | 15.01 | 5.97 | -164.12 | 7.73 | 8.85 | 7.33 | 13.08 | 8.94 |
| FCF / sales %i | 22.55 | 13.22 | 22.27 | 19.05 | 16.64 | 16.81 | 17.82 | 17.38 |
| Current ratioi | 1.39 | 1.24 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.22 | 1.83 | 1.87 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.79 | 1.46 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.58 | 1.66 |
| Debt / assetsi | 26.62 | 31.69 | 54.28 | 46.30 | 46.09 | 41.22 | 40.95 | 42.50 |
| LT debt / equityi | 40.89 | 53.57 | 169.37 | 114.91 | 119.20 | 93.50 | 89.01 | 95.55 |
| Interest coveragei | -- | -- | -23.74 | 1.24 | 1.64 | 1.56 | 2.92 | 2.13 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 3.54 | -1.41 | -4.38 | -1.97 | 2.53 | 7.97 | 4.86 | 3.42 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -37.35 | -- | -- | -34.73 | -- | -- | 64.67 | 5.23 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -6.20 | -24.91 | -7.33 | -7.33 | 10.69 | -1.69 | 2.55 | 4.94 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 9.35 | 8.37 | 6.11 | 4.08 | 5.69 | 7.40 |
| ROA %i | 4.08 | 3.75 | 2.74 | 1.84 | 2.53 | 3.30 |
| ROIC %i | 7.30 | 6.81 | 5.61 | 4.66 | 4.88 | 5.82 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 12.72 | 11.77 | 9.76 | 8.94 | 10.24 | 11.51 |
| FCF / sales %i | 17.32 | 15.82 | 16.52 | 17.38 | 18.72 | 17.55 |
| Current ratioi | 1.65 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 2.00 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.46 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.81 |
| Debt / assetsi | 42.04 | 42.82 | 42.11 | 42.50 | 42.89 | 44.16 |
| LT debt / equityi | 92.99 | 94.35 | 94.48 | 95.55 | 98.06 | 100.79 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.90 | 2.72 | 2.29 | 2.13 | 2.48 | 2.81 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
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Quote time 2026-10-08 10:10:57 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.