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Cars.com Inc. CARS Q4 2025 Annual earnings

Reported February 26, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$183.9MBeat by $450.3K
EPS$0.44Miss by $0.12
Revenue estimate$183.5M
EPS estimate$0.56

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$180.6M
EPS estimate$0.49

Financials

Q4 2025

Income statement

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Revenue$183.9M+1.9%
Operating income$21.7M+9.9%
Net income$7.4M-57.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.12-53.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$56.2M+11.0%
Total debt$468.5M-1.6%
Total equity$472.5M-7.6%
Total assets$1.1B-4.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$37.1M+23.7%
CapEx$385.0K-59.6%
Free cash flow$36.7M+26.4%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 12/31/25
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Market cap$729.72M-35.0%
Enterprise value$1.14B-26.2%
P/E36.4×+13.1×
P/S1×-0.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin8.3%+0.9pp
Net margin2.8%-3.9pp
FCF margin20.4%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.1%-5.5pp
Debt / equity1×+0.1×
Current ratio1.9×0.0×

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$180.2MIn line
Q4 2025$183.9MBeat by $450.3K
Q3 2025$181.6MMiss by $1.9MQ2 2025$178.7MMiss by $3.1MQ1 2025$179.0MMiss by $4.3MQ4 2024$180.4MMiss by $4.5M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$0.45Miss by $0.03
Q4 2025$0.44Miss by $0.12
Q3 2025$0.48Miss by $0.02Q2 2025$0.41Miss by $0.05Q1 2025$0.37Miss by $0.02Q4 2024$0.49Miss by $0.03

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Questions, answered.

When did Cars.com Inc. report Q4 2025 earnings?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported Q4 2025 earnings on February 26, 2026 before market open.
What were Cars.com Inc.'s Q4 2025 revenue and EPS?
Cars.com Inc. reported revenue of $183.9M and eps of $0.44 for Q4 2025.
Did Cars.com Inc. beat estimates in Q4 2025?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $183.5M by $450.3K. EPS missed the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.12.
How did Cars.com Inc.'s Q4 2025 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 1.9% from $180.4M a year earlier and eps declined 10.2% from $0.49.
Where can I find Cars.com Inc.'s Q4 2025 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001193125-26-073457) and the 10-K periodic report (0001193125-26-076546) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.