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Cars.com Inc. CARS Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

CarGurus, Inc.CARG

21.7×-56.8×

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

10.8×+1.2×

CarvanaCVNA

31.2×-39.4×

OPENLANE, IncOPLN

16.3×—

eBayEBAY

20×+4.5×

Alphabet Inc.GOOGL

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Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$180.2M+0.7%

Operating income$16.6M+157%

Net income$5.0M+347%

EPS (diluted)$0.08+367%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$64.6M+105%

Total debt$451.8M-0.8%

Total equity$460.7M-6.0%

Total assets$1.1B-2.8%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$39.8M+35.1%

CapEx$262.0K-67.7%

Free cash flow$39.5M+38.1%

Valuation

Market cap$567.97M-19.3%

Enterprise value$955.2M-15.3%

P/S0.8×-0.2×

Profitability

Gross margin84.2%—

Operating margin9.7%+3.1pp

Net margin3.7%-2.6pp

FCF margin21.8%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity5.7%-3.7pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cars.com Inc.’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=17.6×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Cars.com Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cars.com Inc.'s price / earnings?: Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported price / earnings of 17.6× in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s price / earnings changed year-over-year?: Cars.com Inc.'s price / earnings increased by 11.1% year-over-year, from 15.9× to 17.6×.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s price / earnings?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s price / earnings has grown at a -11.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 53.3× to 36.4×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.