20 years of revenue, earnings, cash-flow and balance-sheet history from public filings.
Cars.com Inc (CARS) operates in the INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION industry and is headquartered in Chicago, United States with about 1,700 employees. Its market capitalization is roughly $602 million. In the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, CARS reported $723M in revenue and $20M in net income.
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers marketplace through Cars.com that allows OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools.
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| Income statement | TTM → 2026-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 | 2013-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $726M | $723M | $719M | $689M | $654M | $624M | $548M | $607M | $662M | $626M | $633M | $597M | $496M | $418M |
| Gross Profit | $602M | $601M | $595M | $567M | $539M | $509M | $446M | $507M | $570M | $561M | $503M | $480M | $380M | $312M |
| Gross Margin % | 83.0% | 83.0% | 82.7% | 82.3% | 82.4% | 81.7% | 81.5% | 83.6% | 86.1% | 89.5% | 79.5% | 80.4% | 76.7% | 74.5% |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | $83M | $60M | $53M | $54M | $66M | $8M | ($887M) | ($446M) | $84M | $134M | $177M | $158M | $22M | $67M |
| Operating Margin % | 11.5% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 1.2% | -162.1% | -73.5% | 12.7% | 21.4% | 27.9% | 26.4% | 4.5% | 16.1% |
| Net Income | $34M | $20M | $48M | $118M | $17M | $8M | ($817M) | ($445M) | $39M | $224M | $176M | $158M | $592M | $105M |
| Net Margin % | 4.7% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 17.2% | 2.6% | 1.2% | -149.2% | -73.4% | 5.9% | 35.8% | 27.9% | 26.5% | 119.3% | 25.0% |
| EBITDA | $168M | $187M | $201M | $152M | $152M | $110M | ($785M) | ($328M) | $188M | $223M | $260M | $239M | $50M | $94M |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $0.58 | $0.32 | $0.72 | $1.74 | $0.25 | $0.11 | $-12.15 | $-6.65 | $0.55 | $3.13 | $2.46 | $2.20 | $8.26 | $1.46 |
| Shares Outstanding (M) | 57M | 62M | 67M | 68M | 70M | 71M | 67M | 67M | 71M | 72M | 72M | 72M | 72M | 72M |
USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).
| Quarterly income statement | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $180M | $180M | $184M | $182M | $179M | $179M | $180M | $180M |
| Gross Profit | $150M | $148M | $180M | $124M | $148M | $148M | $149M | $148M |
| Gross Margin % | 83.2% | 82.4% | 98.0% | 68.2% | 82.9% | 82.7% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | $28M | $17M | $22M | $17M | $15M | $6M | $20M | $11M |
| Operating Margin % | 15.5% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 9.3% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 11.0% | 6.4% |
| Net Income | $14M | $5M | $7M | $8M | $7M | ($2M) | $17M | $19M |
| Net Margin % | 7.9% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | -1.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| EBITDA | $69M | $18M | $39M | $42M | $42M | $33M | $53M | $60M |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $0.25 | $0.08 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.11 | $-0.03 | $0.26 | $0.28 |
| Shares Outstanding (M) | 57M | 60M | 62M | 63M | 64M | 64M | 67M | 68M |
USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).
| Cash flow | TTM → 2026-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 | 2013-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations (CFO) | $152M | $152M | $153M | $137M | $129M | $138M | $139M | $101M | $164M | $186M | $199M | $190M | $97M | $118M |
| Capital Expenditures (CapEx) | $2M | $4M | $3M | $21M | $20M | $19M | $17M | $21M | $14M | $33M | $10M | $9M | $9M | $11M |
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $150M | $147M | $150M | $116M | $109M | $119M | $122M | $80M | $149M | $153M | $189M | $181M | $89M | $107M |
| FCF Margin % | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.8% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 19.1% | 22.3% | 13.2% | 22.6% | 24.5% | 29.9% | 30.3% | 17.9% | 25.6% |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | $9M | $6M | — | — | $0M | $0M | $650M | $0M | — | $598M | $90M |
USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).
| Quarterly cash flow | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations (CFO) | $16M | $40M | $37M | $59M | $26M | $29M | $30M | $54M |
| Capital Expenditures (CapEx) | $1M | $0M | $0M | $1M | $3M | $6M | $6M | $7M |
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $15M | $40M | $37M | $58M | $24M | $24M | $24M | $47M |
| FCF Margin % | 8.5% | 21.9% | 20.0% | 32.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 26.3% |
USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).
| Balance sheet | 2026-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $2.0B | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | $33M | $56M | $51M | $39M | $32M | $39M | $68M | $14M | $25M | $21M | $9M | $0M | $0M |
| Total Liabilities | $569M | $590M | $600M | $680M | $640M | $609M | $736M | $887M | $974M | $832M | $130M | $169M | $242M |
| Total Debt (Short + Long-Term) | $447M | $454M | $476M | $483M | $472M | $466M | $584M | $643M | $692M | $578M | $30M | $44M | $69M |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | $444M | $473M | $511M | $492M | $384M | $398M | $340M | $1.1B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.3B |
USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).
Quarterly statements, profitability ratios, price history, insider activity and institutional holders are in the interactive CARS viewer.
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