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Cars.com Inc. CARS

NYSE · stock · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation · website · IPO 2017-05-18 · LEI

Cars.com Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$601.0M
P / E30.0×
P / S0.8×
P / B1.3×
P / FCF4.1×
Net margin2.8%
Return on equity4.2%
FCF margin20.4%
Net debt$398.8M
Net debt / EBITDA2.6×
Enterprise value USD$999.7M
EV / EBITDA6.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6%
Return on capital6.3%
Graham number -39.4%$7.33

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($7.33); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
27.90% 35.80% 5.90% -73.40% -144.10% 1.70% 2.60% 17.20% 6.70% 2.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
27.90% 21.40% 12.70% -73.50% -162.10% 7.80% 10.10% 7.90% 7.40% 8.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.30% 13.40% 2.40% -39.00% -214.30% 2.70% 4.50% 24.10% 9.40% 4.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
71.6M 71.7M 70.5M 67.0M 67.4M 71.3M 69.6M 68.2M 67.4M 63.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$563.2M $670.8M $634.6M $529.8M $438.4M $449.5M $450.8M $409.3M $398.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.90% 8.90% 1.50% -22.00% -73.40% 1.10% 1.70% 10.10% 4.30% 1.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
29.90% 24.50% 22.60% 13.20% 22.30% 21.90% 19.40% 19.70% 20.80% 20.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.35× 0.43× 0.57× 1.62× 1.20× 1.25× 1.00× 0.90× 0.96× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.46 $3.13 $0.55 -$6.65 -$11.74 $0.15 $0.25 $1.74 $0.72 $0.32 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Cars.com Inc. trades at about 37.8× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.5×–103.9×, median 35.5×).

9.5× 103.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.5×–103.9×); dot = today's 37.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin8.3%7.4%7.9%10.1%7.8%-162.1%-73.5%12.7%21.4%27.9%
Net margin2.8%6.7%17.2%2.6%1.7%-144.1%-73.4%5.9%35.8%27.9%
FCF margin20.4%20.8%19.7%19.4%21.9%22.3%13.2%22.6%24.5%29.9%
Return on assets1.9%4.3%10.1%1.7%1.1%-73.4%-22.0%1.5%8.9%6.9%
Return on equity4.2%9.4%24.1%4.5%2.7%-214.3%-39.0%2.4%13.4%7.3%
Debt / equity0.96×0.90×1.00×1.25×1.20×1.62×0.57×0.43×0.35×—
Current ratio1.871.831.221.401.561.971.241.391.581.66

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.