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Cars.com Inc.
CARS Communication Services Internet Content & Information
Cars.com Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $723.2 million, up 0.57% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +0.67%
- EPS
- +136.4%
- Free cash flow
- +14.3%
- Total debt
- −1.92%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
11.73
0.49
+4.36%
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — |
P/E ratio |
38.13 | 23.74 | 10.32 | 55.36 | 96.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.39 | 9.25 | 8.68 |
P/S ratio |
1.05 | 1.59 | 1.78 | 1.44 | 1.77 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 2.28 | 3.32 | 2.79 |
Altman Z-Score |
0.51 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 0.34 | (3.04) | (0.11) | 1.38 | 2.04 | — |
P/FCF ratio |
5.63 | 8.93 | 10.58 | 8.68 | 9.31 | 6.23 | 10.20 | 10.13 | 13.56 | 8.67 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
(1.06) | (1.03) | (1.55) | (2.25) | (2.35) | (8.11) | (0.64) | 2.23 | 2.85 | — |
P/Operating CF |
20.51 | 38.12 | 27.16 | 25.37 | 50.78 | 18.20 | 39.11 | 35.60 | 53.64 | 40.42 |
Beneish M-Score |
(3.09) | (2.87) | (2.39) | (2.89) | (2.93) | (6.86) | (3.88) | (2.70) | (5.03) | (2.32) |
P/B ratio |
1.61 | 2.24 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 0.72 | 0.93 | 1.24 | 0.73 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.80 |
EV/Sales |
1.63 | 2.19 | 2.42 | 2.12 | 2.46 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 3.29 | 4.21 | 2.78 |
EV/EBITDA |
7.66 | 9.65 | 10.56 | 8.57 | 9.62 | 8.77 | 12.59 | 13.30 | 13.28 | 7.68 |
EV/Operating CF |
7.78 | 10.30 | 12.22 | 10.78 | 11.11 | 9.21 | 14.27 | 13.32 | 14.17 | 8.13 |
EV/FCF |
8.72 | 12.26 | 14.42 | 12.73 | 12.90 | 10.47 | 18.05 | 14.59 | 17.21 | 8.66 |
Quick Ratio |
1.66 | 1.58 | 1.13 | 1.32 | 1.46 | 1.79 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 1.49 |
Current Ratio |
1.87 | 1.83 | 1.22 | 1.40 | 1.56 | 1.97 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 1.58 | 1.66 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
2.57 | 2.48 | 2.81 | 2.73 | 2.68 | 3.55 | 5.47 | 4.07 | 2.81 | (0.04) |
Debt/Assets |
42.50% | 40.95% | 41.22% | 46.09% | 46.30% | 54.28% | 31.69% | 26.62% | 23.03% | 0.00% |
Debt/Equity |
0.96 | 0.89 | 0.98 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.72 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.00 |
Asset Turnover |
0.67 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Operating CF/Net income |
7.56 | 3.17 | 1.15 | 7.47 | 12.79 | (0.18) | (0.23) | 4.21 | 0.83 | 1.13 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.18) | (0.22) | (0.20) | (0.21) | (0.17) | (0.02) | (0.04) | (0.18) | (0.51) | (0.17) |
Interest Coverage |
1.98 | 1.66 | 1.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4.08% | 9.60% | 27.02% | 4.40% | 2.92% | (106.55%) | (32.18%) | 2.35% | 10.96% | 8.61% | |
| 1.84% | 4.22% | 10.78% | 1.69% | 1.04% | (50.85%) | (19.24%) | 1.52% | 8.87% | 7.03% | |
ROIC |
4.34% | 3.65% | 3.61% | 5.00% | 3.66% | (64.76%) | (15.75%) | 2.29% | 3.75% | 4.58% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
15.03% | 34.88% | 154.74% | 19.59% | 11.22% | (611.54%) | (661.41%) | 45.81% | 243.35% | 259.30% |
Average Days of Receivables |
66.59 | 67.88 | 66.40 | 60.25 | 57.88 | 62.43 | 61.22 | 60.04 | 58.78 | 56.67 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
45.70% | 43.98% | 44.96% | 44.27% | 45.20% | 44.29% | 48.00% | 45.26% | 40.67% | 37.11% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.65 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
4.33% | 4.25% | 4.13% | 3.42% | 3.44% | 2.77% | 1.25% | 1.42% | 0.42% | 0.00% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.50) | (0.34) | (0.41) | (0.52) | (0.42) | (0.73) | (0.93) | (0.54) | (0.33) | (0.01) |
Graham Number |
7.38 | 11.28 | 17.18 | 5.63 | 4.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.07 | 40.66 | 0.00 |
Earnings Yield |
2.62% | 4.21% | 9.69% | 1.81% | 1.04% | (103.83%) | (54.50%) | 2.60% | 10.82% | 11.52% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
17.77% | 11.20% | 9.45% | 11.52% | 10.74% | 16.04% | 9.80% | 9.88% | 7.37% | 11.54% |
Revenue per Share |
11.59 | 10.90 | 10.33 | 9.59 | 9.07 | 8.14 | 9.06 | 9.42 | 8.74 | 8.84 |
Operating CF per Share |
2.43 | 2.31 | 2.05 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 1.51 | 2.33 | 2.59 | 2.78 |
Capex per Share |
(0.26) | (0.37) | (0.31) | (0.29) | (0.28) | (0.25) | (0.32) | (0.20) | (0.46) | (0.13) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
2.17 | 1.94 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 1.81 | 1.20 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.65 |
Cash per Share |
0.90 | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 1.01 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.12 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
7.57 | 7.75 | 7.37 | 5.64 | 5.79 | 5.06 | 17.03 | 23.14 | 23.43 | 33.77 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
7.57 | 7.75 | 7.37 | 5.64 | 5.79 | 5.06 | 17.03 | 23.14 | 23.43 | 33.77 |
Free Cash Flow |
135.22 | 128.14 | 115.84 | 108.80 | 118.81 | 121.90 | 80.23 | 149.32 | 153.16 | 189.52 |
Working Capital |
98.21 | 97.45 | 32.69 | 42.62 | 53.15 | 87.71 | 23.63 | 43.23 | 52.49 | 47.56 |
Capital Expenditures |
(16.42) | (24.38) | (20.88) | (19.71) | (19.19) | (16.71) | (21.26) | (14.23) | (32.77) | (9.64) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(378.30) | (386.05) | (501.90) | (491.81) | (461.75) | (557.45) | (764.48) | (819.69) | (689.27) | (10.44) |
EV/EBIT |
19.58 | 29.38 | 30.86 | 20.97 | 31.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.96 | 19.63 | 10.38 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Price to Operating Income |
12.63 | 21.38 | 22.66 | 14.30 | 22.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.01 | 15.47 | 10.39 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
2.66 | 2.69 | 2.37 | 2.11 | 2.58 | 25.00 | 12.84 | 1.93 | 1.62 | 2.83 |
Cash ROIC |
13.79% | 12.59% | 11.42% | 12.24% | 13.15% | 12.29% | 4.46% | 6.37% | 6.72% | 7.81% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
5.44 | 5.55 | 5.91 | 6.32 | 6.48 | 5.60 | 5.76 | 6.31 | 6.29 | 6.85 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
7.86 | 8.69 | 11.08 | 12.12 | 12.00 | 11.21 | 13.50 | 17.49 | 19.37 | 15.86 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
42.09 | 50.48 | 36.23 | 32.62 | 29.39 | 37.16 | 27.94 | 26.66 | 17.19 | 22.05 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Receivables |
132.84 | 129.56 | 116.65 | 103.41 | 96.27 | 97.71 | 105.34 | 104.89 | 99.58 | 92.40 |
Average Payables |
30.62 | 27.88 | 20.24 | 16.83 | 15.97 | 14.47 | 12.03 | 9.11 | 7.21 | 8.19 |
Average Assets |
1,087.14 | 1,142.16 | 1,098.66 | 1,016.04 | 1,041.46 | 1,551.85 | 2,314.27 | 2,555.79 | 2,529.15 | 2,510.47 |
Average Common Equity |
492.01 | 501.80 | 438.27 | 391.23 | 369.10 | 740.62 | 1,384.00 | 1,653.03 | 2,048.21 | 2,048.14 |
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