CARSNYSEServices-Computer Processing & Data PreparationFiscal year ends December 31
Cars.com Inc.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$10.17−0.04 (-0.39%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $576.15M
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.8
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2014 to 2025
Gross margin
–
Operating margin
8.3%+170.4 pts over 5 years
Net margin
2.8%+146.9 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +0.6% | +3.4% | +5.7% | +1.9% | |
| Operating income | +12.6% | -3.0% | – | -9.2% | |
| Net income | -58.4% | +5.2% | – | -18.6% | |
| EPS, diluted | -55.6% | +8.6% | – | -17.5% | |
| Free cash flow | -1.5% | +5.2% | +3.9% | -2.0% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 7.5% | -104.6% | 4.1% | |
| Return on assets | – | -50.8% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66 | 1.97 | 1.87 | |
| Debt to equity | – | 1.59 | 0.96 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | -0.67× | 2.60× | |
| Capex to revenue | 1.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 72M | 67M | 63M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Cars.com generated $707.40M from operations and spent $228.21M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 5% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$707.40M
Used
$228.21M
Capital expenditure$11.85M5%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$216.36M95%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin2.8%
×Asset turnover0.67×
×Equity multiplier2.21×
=Return on equity, FY20254.1%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.8% | 0.67× | 2.21× | 4.1% |
| FY2024 | 6.7% | 0.63× | 2.28× | 9.6% |
| FY2023 | 17.2% | 0.63× | 2.51× | 27.0% |
| FY2022 | 2.6% | 0.64× | 2.60× | 4.4% |
| FY2021 | 1.7% | 0.60× | 2.72× | 2.8% |
| FY2020 | -144.1% | 0.35× | 2.06× | -104.6% |
| FY2019 | -73.4% | 0.26× | 1.67× | -32.2% |
| FY2018 | 5.9% | 0.26× | 1.55× | 2.3% |
| FY2017 | 35.8% | 0.25× | 1.23× | 11.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$20.05M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$151.64M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year4.1% → 1.8%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$151.64M vs $20.05M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell40.9% → 42.5%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.83 → 1.87
- No dilutionShare count did not rise67M → 63M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.61 → 0.65