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Cars.com Inc.

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NYSE Consumer Cyclical Auto - Dealerships
$8.42
▲ $0.19 (2.31%)
Mkt Cap: 503.63M
Day Range
$8.11 $8.54
52-Week Range
$7.40 $13.97
Volume
1,301,029
50D / 200D Avg
$10.35 / $11.64
Prev Close
$8.23

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Consumer Cyclical sector median (610 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E 25.1 11.1
P/B 1.1 1.4
ROE % 4.1 10.7
Net Margin % 2.8 5.2
Rev Growth 5Y % 3.8 8.1
D/E 1.0 0.8

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 3.77% annually over 5 years — modest growth
Earnings declined -58.39% over the past year
ROE of 4.08% is below average
Generating 147.35M in free cash flow
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 3.20%
Cash machine — converts 734.85% of earnings into free cash flow

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
3.77%
Revenue (1Y)0.57%
Earnings (1Y)-58.39%
FCF Growth (3Y)12.79%

Quality

Return on Equity
4.08%
ROIC4.80%
Net Margin2.77%
Op. Margin8.33%

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.99
Current Ratio1.87
Interest Coverage0.99

Valuation

P/E Ratio
25.12
P/B Ratio1.07
EV/EBITDA15.20
Dividend Yield0.00%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) 0.57% Revenue Growth (3Y) 2.44%
Earnings Growth (1Y) -58.39% Earnings Growth (3Y) -58.85%
Revenue Growth (5Y) 3.77% Earnings Growth (5Y) 16.75%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 723.24M Net Income (TTM) 20.05M
ROE 4.08% ROA 1.89%
Gross Margin 83.03% Operating Margin 8.33%
Net Margin 2.77% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 147.35M
ROIC 4.80% FCF Growth (3Y) 12.79%
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.99 Current Ratio 1.87
Interest Coverage 0.99 Dividend Yield 0.00%
Valuation
P/E Ratio 25.12 P/B Ratio 1.07
P/S Ratio 0.70 PEG Ratio -0.65
EV/EBITDA 15.20 Dividend Yield 0.00%
Market Cap 503.63M Enterprise Value 915.86M

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 723.24M 719.15M 689.18M 653.88M 623.68M
Net Income 20.05M 48.19M 118.44M 17.21M 10.79M
EPS (Diluted) 0.32 0.72 1.74 0.25 0.15
Gross Profit 600.51M 594.82M 566.98M 538.92M 509.48M
Operating Income 60.25M 53.50M 54.12M 66.04M 48.34M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 1.06B 1.11B 1.17B 1.02B 1.01B
Total Liabilities 589.89M 600.38M 680.34M 640.44M 609.19M
Shareholders' Equity 472.53M 511.49M 492.11M 384.43M 398.02M
Total Debt 468.47M 455.29M 483.25M 472.38M 466.32M
Cash & Equivalents 56.24M 50.67M 39.20M 31.72M 39.07M
Current Assets 211.59M 214.33M 178.44M 148.63M 147.44M
Current Liabilities 113.39M 116.89M 145.75M 106.01M 94.29M