Cars.com, LLC, is a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
| Revenue (TTM) | $725.63M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $486.89M |
| EBITDA | $157.25M |
| Operating Margin | 15.50% |
| Return on Equity | 7.40% |
| Return on Assets | 5.01% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $12.26 |
| Book Value | $8.06 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.64 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.00 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.571 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.24 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 127.30% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $53.53M |
| Float | $44.72M |
| % Insiders | 13.22% |
| % Institutions | 107.61% |
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Cars.com (CARS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.48 per share a year ago.
The headline numbers for Cars.com (CARS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Focused execution drove efficiency and profitability gains while also powering Marketplace momentum, including launch of new self-service Marketplace Starter package Revenue of $181.9 million includes 5% year-over-year Marketplace revenue growth Net income increased to $16.3 million, up 113% year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA grew to $55.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 30.7% outperformed guidance range by 120 bps Share repurchases totaled 1.4 million shares for $16 million; year-to-date share repurchases totaled 7.6 million shares for $74 million and are on pace to 2026 target of $90 million CHICAGO, Nov. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc . (NYSE: CARS), a trusted audience-powered and data-driven technology platform that simplifies buying and selling cars, today released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.
Experienced marketplace leader to advance connected, AI-powered experiences that build consumer confidence and drive growth CHICAGO, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS), a leading marketplace for automotive sales, today announced the appointment of Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer, effective Nov. 2. Bhatt brings extensive experience building and scaling complex marketplaces, digital commerce businesses and, most recently, B2B2C SaaS companies.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) ("Cars.com" or the "Company"), today announced that on October 19, 2026, the Company's Compensation Committee granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") for 332,069 shares of the Company's common stock to Trent Ziegler as a material inducement to his employment as Chief Financial Officer-Designate on October 19, 2026 (the "Inducement Award"). Mr. Ziegler will become Chief Financial Officer effective November 6, 2026.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS), a leading marketplace for automotive sales, today announced that Trent Ziegler has been appointed the company's next Chief Financial Officer-Designate, effective October 19, 2026.
Investors need to pay close attention to CARS stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Cars.com remains a value trap despite a recent 10% rally, as fundamentals continue to deteriorate. Declining double-digit traffic and sequential dealer churn undermine CARS's core business and brand positioning. A tough macro backdrop, including rising used vehicle prices and weaker consumer demand, further pressures CARS' sales volumes.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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