Cars.com Inc. CARS

Latest FY: 2025 Communication Services Internet Content & Information
Market Price $11.40
Market Cap $637.29M
P/E Ratio 35.62
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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: 23.12%
EPS (Diluted) ↓-55.6% YoY
$0.32
Basic: $0.32
Return on Equity Efficiency
4.2%
ROA: 1.9%

📊 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)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Div / Sh Div Yield 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% 0.00% $185.9M $153.2M -19.2%
FY 2018 $662.1M +5.7% $569.8M $38.8M -82.7% $0.55 -82.4% 0.00% $163.5M $149.3M -2.5%
FY 2019 $606.7M -8.4% $-372.3M $-445.3M -1,247.5% $-6.65 -1,309.1% 0.00% $101.5M $80.2M -46.3%
FY 2020 $547.5M -9.8% $-828.3M $-817.1M -83.5% $-12.15 -82.7% 0.00% $138.6M $121.9M +51.9%
FY 2021 $623.7M +13.9% $121.9M $7.7M +100.9% $0.11 +100.9% 0.00% $138.0M $118.8M -2.5%
FY 2022 $653.9M +4.8% $573.9M $17.2M +122.9% $0.25 +127.3% 0.00% $128.5M $108.8M -8.4%
FY 2023 $689.2M +5.4% $605.2M $118.4M +588.4% $1.74 +596.0% 0.00% $136.7M $135.4M +24.5%
FY 2024 $719.2M +4.3% $632.6M $48.2M -59.3% $0.72 -58.6% 0.00% $152.5M $149.5M +10.4%
FY 2025 $723.2M +0.6% $151.4M $20.1M -58.4% $0.32 -55.6% 0.00% $151.6M $147.4M -1.5%
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Valuation

Market Price $11.40
Market Cap $637.29M
Enterprise Value $1.03B
P/E Ratio 35.62
P/B Ratio 1.35
FCF Yield 23.12%
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) 1.89%
Asset Turnover 0.68x
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 0.425
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 $1.06B
Total Liabilities $589.89M
Stockholders' Equity $472.53M
Current Assets $211.59M
Current Liabilities $113.39M