Cars.com Inc. CARS

Latest FY: 2025 Communication Services Internet Content & Information
Market Price $12.39
Market Cap $702.70M
P/E Ratio 38.73
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Revenue (FY 2025) ↑0.6% YoY
$723.24M
3-Yr CAGR: 3.4%
Net Income ↓-58.4% YoY
$20.05M
Net Margin: 2.8%
Free Cash Flow ↓-1.5% YoY
$147.35M
FCF Yield: 20.97%
EPS (Diluted) ↓-55.6% YoY
$0.32
Basic: $0.32
Return on Equity Efficiency
4.2%
ROA: 9.5%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (CARS)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
⚠️ YoY Data Quality Alert
  • FY 2020: Revenue YoY (-9.8%) is identical to Gross Profit YoY (-9.8%). Verify the underlying Revenue and Gross Profit values for FY 2020 and FY 2019.
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $633.1M $576.3M $176.4M $2.46 $199.2M $189.5M
FY 2017 $626.3M -1.1% $560.7M $224.4M +27.3% $3.13 +27.2% $185.9M $153.2M -19.2%
FY 2018 $662.1M +5.7% $569.8M $38.8M -82.7% $0.55 -82.4% $163.5M $149.3M -2.5%
FY 2019 $606.7M -8.4% $532.6M $-445.3M -1,247.5% $-6.65 -1,309.1% $101.5M $80.2M -46.3%
FY 2020 $547.5M -9.8% $480.7M $-817.1M -83.5% $-12.15 -82.7% $138.6M $121.9M +51.9%
FY 2021 $623.7M +13.9% $121.9M $7.7M +100.9% $0.11 +100.9% $138.0M $118.8M -2.5%
FY 2022 $653.9M +4.8% $133.6M $17.2M +122.9% $0.25 +127.3% $128.5M $108.8M -8.4%
FY 2023 $689.2M +5.4% $130.9M $118.4M +588.4% $1.74 +596.0% $136.7M $135.4M +24.5%
FY 2024 $719.2M +4.3% $142.2M $48.2M -59.3% $0.72 -58.6% $152.5M $149.5M +10.4%
FY 2025 $723.2M +0.6% $151.4M $20.1M -58.4% $0.32 -55.6% $151.6M $147.4M -1.5%
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Valuation

Market Price $12.39
Market Cap $702.70M
Enterprise Value $1.10B
P/E Ratio 38.73
P/B Ratio 1.47
FCF Yield 20.97%
Dividend Yield N/A
Shares Outstanding 55,903,000
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 20.93%
Operating Margin 8.33%
Net Margin 2.77%
Return on Equity (ROE) 4.24%
Return on Assets (ROA) 9.48%
Asset Turnover 3.42x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR 3.42%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.87
Cash Ratio 0.50
Debt / Equity 0.956
Debt / Assets 2.134
Cash & Equivalents $56.24M
Total Debt $451.52M
Book Value / Share $8.45
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $151.64M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $4.29M
Free Cash Flow $147.35M
OCF / Revenue 20.97%
FCF / Revenue 20.37%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR 10.64%
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $0.32
EPS (Basic) $0.32
Dividends / Share N/A
Book Value / Share $8.45
EPS YoY Growth -55.56%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $211.59M
Total Liabilities $113.39M
Stockholders' Equity $472.53M
Current Assets $211.59M
Current Liabilities $113.39M