CARS · Cars.com Inc. - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $180.22M | - | $181.57M | $178.74M | $179.02M | - | $179.65M | $178.89M | $180.18M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $21.82M | - | $24.32M | $21.68M | $25.88M | - | $21.51M | $22.98M | $22.86M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $163.59M | - | $164.77M | $163.49M | $172.56M | - | $168.19M | $169.38M | $167.43M | - |
| D&A | $16.72M | - | $23.46M | $24.87M | $27.04M | - | $27.56M | $27.57M | $27.36M | - |
| Operating Income | $16.63M | - | $16.80M | $15.25M | $6.46M | - | $11.46M | $9.52M | $12.74M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income Tax | $3.74M | - | $3.04M | $2.96M | $780.0K | - | $5.82M | $5.02M | $36.0K | - |
| Net Income | $4.98M | - | $7.66M | $7.01M | ($2.01M) | - | $18.72M | $11.38M | $784.0K | - |
| EPS - Basic | $0.08 | - | $0.12 | $0.11 | ($0.03) | - | $0.28 | $0.17 | $0.01 | - |
| EPS - Diluted | $0.08 | - | $0.12 | $0.11 | ($0.03) | - | $0.28 | $0.17 | $0.01 | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $64.60M | $56.24M | $55.07M | $27.70M | $31.43M | $50.67M | $49.57M | $29.07M | $31.36M | $39.20M |
| Accounts Receivable | $135.03M | $131.94M | $128.82M | $132.85M | $130.97M | $133.74M | $125.21M | $128.53M | $125.67M | $125.37M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | $29.31M | $27.75M | $33.04M | $30.93M | $29.41M | $33.50M | $32.23M | $29.57M | $25.58M | $22.26M |
| Current Assets | $218.03M | $211.59M | $212.35M | $179.65M | $182.73M | $214.33M | $199.90M | $178.06M | $177.17M | $178.44M |
| Total Assets | $1.05B | $1.06B | $1.07B | $1.06B | $1.08B | $1.11B | $1.12B | $1.12B | $1.14B | $1.17B |
| Current Liabilities | $116.55M | $113.39M | $116.82M | $98.93M | $110.95M | $116.89M | $111.39M | $116.58M | $109.36M | $145.75M |
| Long-term Debt | $451.82M | $451.52M | $451.21M | $455.90M | $455.59M | $455.29M | $464.98M | $469.67M | $473.75M | $460.12M |
| Total Liabilities | $592.66M | $589.89M | $593.82M | $581.44M | $593.77M | $600.38M | $616.08M | $623.65M | $661.68M | $680.34M |
| Stockholders' Equity | $460.75M | $472.53M | $477.57M | $483.22M | $489.92M | $511.49M | $502.43M | $496.89M | $481.45M | $492.11M |
| Retained Earnings | ($936.52M) | ($941.49M) | ($948.89M) | ($956.55M) | ($963.56M) | ($961.55M) | ($978.85M) | ($997.57M) | ($1.01B) | ($1.01B) |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $39.81M | - | - | - | $29.45M | - | - | - | $33.47M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($6.26M) | - | - | - | ($20.74M) | - | - | - | ($6.01M) | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($24.99M) | - | - | - | ($27.39M) | - | - | - | ($35.20M) | - |
| CapEx | $262.0K | - | - | - | $811.0K | - | - | - | $708.0K | - |
| Free Cash Flow | $39.55M | - | - | - | $28.64M | - | - | - | $32.76M | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | - | 9.3% | 8.5% | 3.6% | - | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.1% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 18.5% | - | 22.2% | 22.4% | 18.7% | - | 21.7% | 20.7% | 22.3% | - |
| Net margin | 2.8% | - | 4.2% | 3.9% | -1.1% | - | 10.4% | 6.4% | 0.4% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | 21.9% | - | - | - | 16.0% | - | - | - | 18.2% | - |
| FCF / Net income | 7.94 | - | - | - | -14.23 | - | - | - | 41.79 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 12.1% | - | 13.4% | 12.1% | 14.5% | - | 12.0% | 12.8% | 12.7% | - |
| Effective tax rate | 42.9% | - | 28.4% | 29.7% | - | - | 23.7% | 30.6% | 4.4% | - |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | - | 0.7% | 0.7% | -0.2% | - | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.1% | - |
| Return on equity | 1.1% | - | 1.6% | 1.5% | -0.4% | - | 3.7% | 2.3% | 0.2% | - |
| Return on invested capital | 1.0% | - | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.5% | - | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.22 |
| Quick ratio | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.22 |
| Cash ratio | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.27 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.93 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 13.55 | - | 11.20 | 11.36 | 13.60 | - | 11.92 | 12.66 | 11.81 | - |
| Interest coverage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity multiplier | 2.29 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 2.37 | 2.38 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.17 | - | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | - | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 273d | - | 259d | 271d | 267d | - | 254d | 262d | 255d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | 101.5x | - | 101.8x | 107.7x | - | - | 59.9x | 115.9x | 1718.0x | - |
| P / B | 1.1x | - | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.5x | - | 2.3x | 2.7x | 2.4x | - |
| P / S | 2.7x | - | 4.2x | 4.2x | 4.1x | - | 6.3x | 7.5x | 6.4x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 26.1x | - | 29.0x | 29.5x | 34.4x | - | 39.7x | 47.9x | 39.9x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 0.7% | - | 1.1% | -0.1% | -0.6% | - | 3.1% | 6.4% | 7.8% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 2.6% | - | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.2% | - | 4.7% | 4.8% | 5.5% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 3.3% | - | 4.7% | 11.9% | 3.9% | - | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.2% | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 157.5% | - | 46.7% | 60.2% | -49.3% | - | -20.0% | -22.8% | 1.7% | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | - | - | -59.1% | -38.4% | - | - | 316.8% | -87.9% | -93.2% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | - | - | -57.1% | -35.3% | - | - | 300.0% | -87.6% | -94.1% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | -22.2% | - | - | 11.2% | - | - | 110.5% | 28.6% | -50.0% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | 38.1% | - | - | - | -12.6% | - | - | - | 17.2% | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | -2.2% | - | - | - | 4.4% | - | - | - | 7.1% | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | -6.0% | -7.6% | -4.9% | -2.8% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 25.1% | 28.0% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2021-12-31.
Product / service
$623.68M totalMarketplace Subscription Advertising$518.27M · 83.1%
Display Advertising$85.17M · 13.7%
Pay Per Lead$12.35M · 2.0%
Other Major Product And Services$7.90M · 1.3%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
Comparing Cars.com Inc. against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.