Cars.com Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $576.15M
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.8
- Dividend yield
- –
About Cars.com
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation, SIC 7374
Cars.com Inc. operates an automotive technology platform connecting vehicle buyers and commercial sellers. The business organizes its solutions into four primary areas: Marketplace, Digital Experience, Media Solutions, and Trade and Appraisal. Marketplace provides inventory listings, comparison tools, and consumer reviews. Digital Experience delivers website hosting for automotive retailers. Media Solutions provides targeted advertising across search, social, and video channels, while Trade and Appraisal provides vehicle valuation and wholesale auction tools. The company serves automotive shoppers, franchise and independent dealerships, and vehicle manufacturers.
The company operates in the United States and Canada, serving approximately 19,500 dealer clients and substantially all regional vehicle manufacturers. It hosts websites for approximately 7,700 dealerships and attracts an average of 26 million monthly shoppers. Its platform features over 4.6 million monthly unique vehicle identification numbers and 16 million consumer reviews. The business employs approximately 1,700 workers. The text does not disclose the company's headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Cars.com's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Cars.com Inc.
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Address
- 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000 60606
- Phone
- (312) 601-5000
- Website
- carscommerce.inc
- Employees
- 1,700, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CARS
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jun 1, 2017
- Shares outstanding
- 54M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $725.62M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1683606
- CUSIP
- 14575E105
- ISIN
- US14575E1055
- LEI
- 5493002G6J07LNGX4M98
- EIN
- 81-3693660
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Tobias Hartmann | CEO, Director | 577,977 |
| Angelique Strong Marks | Chief Legal Officer | 149,636 |
| Sonia Jain | Chief Financial Officer | 312,833 |
| Lisa Gosselin | Chief Commercial Officer | 209,455 |
| Matthew B. Crawford | Chief Product Innovation Off. | 71,103 |
| Jr. Donald A. McGovern | Director | 102,900 |
| Bala Subramanian | Director | 126,578 |
| Bryan Wiener | Director | 108,211 |
| Jenell Ross | Director | 87,745 |
| Jill A. Greenthal | Director | 127,545 |
| Thomas E. Hale | Director | 95,497 |
| Scott E. Forbes | Director | 218,866 |
| Jerri Devard | Director | 112,230 |
| Greg Revelle | Director | 117,230 |
| Michael Joseph Kelly | Director | 109,363 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Alex Vetter | $7.43M | -$483.17K | $2.47M | $108 | $138 |
| FY2024 Alex Vetter | $9.53M | $2.06M | $2.08M | $153 | $115 |
| FY2023 Alex Vetter | $7.18M | $6.34M | $2.31M | $168 | $87 |
| FY2022 Alex Vetter | $6.37M | -$2.37M | $1.77M | $122 | $59 |
| FY2021 Alex Vetter | $6.99M | $9.16M | $2.03M | $142 | $98 |
| FY2020 Alex Vetter | $5.22M | $9.34M | $1.19M | $92 | $137 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 1,700 full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2016 | Spin-off | Registration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off |