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CARS.US - Current Price

$12.04

Company Information

Company Name
Cars.com Inc
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN: US14575E1055
CIK: 0001683606
CUSIP: 14575E105
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 1,800
Phone: 312 601 5000
Fiscal Year End: December
IPO Date: May 18, 2017
Description:

Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers cars commerce platforms, such as Marketplace, allowing OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory and allowing consumers to add and save vehicles to virtual garage and track the Cars.com market value of current vehicle, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools and access to in-market consumers who are ready to trade-in its vehicle for a new one. It also provides website creation and platform hosting; digital retailing solutions; and trade and appraisal product, including AccuTrade, uses real-time market data and diagnostic scans to determine the right trade-in offer for every VIN in minutes. In addition, the company offers Cars Commerce Media Network products comprising Cars Social, allows dealers to target and serve native advertisements displaying real-time inventory to in-market car shoppers on Facebook and Instagram; 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 In-Market Display, enable dealers and OEMs to extend reach and access audience of in-market car shoppers. 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.

Address:

300 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. T. Alex Vetter Co-Founder, CEO & Director 1971
Ms. Sonia Jain Chief Financial Officer 1980
Ms. Angelique Strong Marks Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary 1968
Mr. Cormac Twomey Chief Technology Officer NA
Ms. Katherine Chen Vice President of Investor Relations NA
Ms. Marita Hudson Thomas Chief Communications Officer NA
Ms. Jennifer Vianello Chief Marketing Officer NA
Ms. Sarah Archibong Chief People Officer NA
Ms. Jennifer Newman Editor-In-Chief NA
Mr. Joe Bruzek Managing Editor NA

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 59.81M
Shares Float: 55.06M
% Insiders: 1,052.50%
% Institutions: 10,540.30%
Short % Float: 17.35%

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $1.14B
Trailing P/E: 26.98
Forward P/E: 5.59

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $762.54M
EBITDA: $158.55M
P/E Ratio: $26.98
PEG Ratio: $1.22
Book Value: $7.91
Earnings/Share: $0.46
Profit Margin: 4.16%
Operating Margin: 9.26%
ROA (TTM): 3.34%
ROE (TTM): 6.11%
Revenue (TTM): $719.77M
Revenue/Share (TTM): $11.31
Earnings Growth (YOY): -57.10%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 1.10%

Stock Price History

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Financial Charts

Revenue & Net Income

Operating Expenses

Balance Sheet Overview

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Earnings History

Date EPS Actual EPS Estimate Difference Surprise %
Dec 31, 2025 0.00 0.54 N/A -10,000.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.48 0.49 N/A -204.08%
Jun 30, 2025 0.11 0.42 N/A -7,380.95%
Mar 31, 2025 0.37 0.49 N/A -2,470.49%
Dec 31, 2024 0.49 0.56 N/A -1,248.44%
Sep 30, 2024 0.28 0.05 N/A 46,000.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.17 0.10 N/A 7,000.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.01 0.09 N/A -8,711.11%
Dec 31, 2023 0.12 0.16 N/A -2,500.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.07 0.10 N/A -3,440.00%
Jun 30, 2023 1.37 0.10 N/A 127,000.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.17 0.06 N/A 18,333.33%
Dec 31, 2022 0.15 0.09 N/A 6,666.67%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.04 0.11 N/A -13,954.55%
Jun 30, 2022 0.08 0.26 N/A -6,923.08%
Mar 31, 2022 0.06 0.26 N/A -7,646.15%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.09 0.45 N/A -11,913.33%
Sep 30, 2021 0.03 0.42 N/A -9,285.71%
Jun 30, 2021 0.08 0.41 N/A -8,048.78%
Mar 31, 2021 0.08 0.36 N/A -7,777.78%
Dec 31, 2020 0.10 0.45 N/A -7,777.78%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.18 0.39 N/A -14,615.38%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.37 -0.38 N/A 263.16%
Mar 31, 2020 -11.76 0.24 N/A -500,000.00%
Dec 31, 2019 -0.06 0.37 N/A -11,662.16%
Sep 30, 2019 -6.38 0.36 N/A -187,222.22%
Jun 30, 2019 -0.09 0.27 N/A -13,340.74%
Mar 31, 2019 -0.13 0.04 N/A -42,500.00%
Dec 31, 2018 0.14 0.23 N/A -3,913.04%
Sep 30, 2018 0.23 0.22 N/A 454.55%
Jun 30, 2018 0.18 0.26 N/A -3,076.92%
Mar 31, 2018 0.07 0.18 N/A -6,111.11%
Dec 31, 2017 0.29 0.31 N/A -645.16%
Sep 30, 2017 0.29 0.33 N/A -1,212.12%
Jun 30, 2017 0.35 0.30 N/A 1,666.67%
Mar 31, 2017 0.38 N/A N/A N/A

Balance Sheet (Yearly)

Date Cash Total Debt Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
2024-12-31 $50.67M $N/A $1.11B $600.38M $511.49M
2023-12-31 $39.20M $N/A $1.17B $680.34M $492.11M
2022-12-31 $31.72M $N/A $1.02B $640.44M $384.43M
2021-12-31 $39.07M $N/A $1.01B $609.19M $398.02M
2020-12-31 $67.72M $N/A $1.08B $735.54M $340.18M
2019-12-31 $13.55M $N/A $2.03B $886.92M $1.14B
2018-12-31 $25.46M $N/A $2.60B $973.63M $1.63B
2017-12-31 $20.56M $N/A $2.51B $831.91M $1.68B
2016-12-31 $8.90M $N/A $2.55B $129.98M $2.42B
2015-12-31 $100.00K $N/A $2.47B $169.15M $2.30B
2014-12-31 $187.00K $N/A $2.58B $242.03M $2.34B
2013-12-31 $N/A $N/A $N/A $N/A $N/A

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Aug 08, 2025 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
May 09, 2025 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nov 26, 2024 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nov 26, 2024 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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