What are Cars.com Inc.'s profit margins?

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) runs a 84.2% gross margin and a 9.7% operating margin, with a 3.7% 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.

Cars.com Inc. CARS Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

Simplified Detailed

	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin	9.7%+3.1pp	8.3%+0.9pp	8.1%+1.3pp	7.4%+0.2pp	6.6%-1.2pp
Net margin	3.7%-2.6pp	2.8%-3.9pp	4.2%-1.3pp	5.7%+2.2pp	6.3%-9.0pp
Returns
Return on equity	5.7%-3.7pp	4.1%-5.5pp	6.1%-1.8pp	8.4%+3.2pp	9.3%-15.5pp
Return on invested capital	4.9%+1.0pp	3.9%-0.5pp	4.9%+0.1pp	4.4%-1.2pp	3.9%-2.3pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.6×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.9×+0.2×	1.9×0.0×	1.8×0.0×	1.8×+0.3×	1.6×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	1×+0.1×	1×+0.1×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA	2.5×-0.2×	2.7×+0.1×	2.5×-0.1×	2.7×0.0×	2.8×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share	$7.73+1.7%	$7.47-1.6%	$7.57+2.0%	$7.57+3.3%	$7.60+6.2%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$567.97M-19.3%	$729.72M-35.0%	$750.86M-32.7%	$757.16M-42.0%	$719.56M-37.0%
Price / earnings	21×+5.5×	36.4×+13.1×	25.1×-3.4×	18.5×-33.8×	15.9×+5.2×
Price / sales	0.8×-0.2×	1×-0.6×	1×-0.5×	1.1×-0.8×	1×-0.6×
Price / book	1.2×-0.2×	1.5×-0.6×	1.6×-0.6×	1.6×-1.1×	1.5×-0.9×
EV / EBITDA	6.3×-1.0×	7.5×-2.1×	7.2×-2.5×	7.5×-3.5×	7.4×-2.6×

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What are Cars.com Inc.'s profit margins?: Cars.com Inc. (CARS) runs a 84.2% gross margin and a 9.7% operating margin, with a 3.7% 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.