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Cars.com Inc. CARS Ratios & Valuation

Q2 '26Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25
Profitability
Operating margin11.4%+4.1pp9.7%+3.1pp8.3%+0.9pp8.1%+1.3pp7.4%+0.2pp
Net margin4.7%-1.0pp3.7%-2.6pp2.8%-3.9pp4.2%-1.3pp5.7%+2.2pp
Returns
Return on equity7.4%-1.0pp5.7%-3.7pp4.1%-5.5pp6.1%-1.8pp8.4%+3.2pp
Return on invested capital6%+1.6pp4.9%+1.0pp3.9%-0.5pp4.9%+0.1pp4.4%-1.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio+0.2×1.9×+0.2×1.9×0.0×1.8×0.0×1.8×+0.3×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity+0.1×+0.1×+0.1×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.6×-0.1×2.5×-0.2×2.7×+0.1×2.5×-0.1×2.7×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$7.83+3.5%$7.73+1.7%$7.47-1.6%$7.57+2.0%$7.57+3.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization$659.52M-13.6%$476.13M-33.8%$729.72M-35.0%$750.86M-32.7%$757.16M-42.0%
Price / earnings19.2×+0.6×17.6×+1.8×36.4×+13.1×25.1×-3.4×18.5×-33.8×
Price / sales0.9×-0.2×0.7×-0.3×-0.6×-0.5×1.1×-0.8×
Price / book1.5×-0.1×-0.4×1.5×-0.6×1.6×-0.6×1.6×-1.1×
EV / EBITDA6.8×-0.8×5.7×-1.7×7.5×-2.1×7.2×-2.5×7.5×-3.5×

FAQ

What are Cars.com Inc.'s profit margins?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) runs a 84.2% gross margin and a 11.4% operating margin, with a 4.7% net margin.
Where do Cars.com Inc.'s ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Cars.com Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.