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Cars.com Inc. CARS Ratios & Valuation
| Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 11.4%+4.1pp | 9.7%+3.1pp | 8.3%+0.9pp | 8.1%+1.3pp | 7.4%+0.2pp | |
| Net margin | 4.7%-1.0pp | 3.7%-2.6pp | 2.8%-3.9pp | 4.2%-1.3pp | 5.7%+2.2pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 7.4%-1.0pp | 5.7%-3.7pp | 4.1%-5.5pp | 6.1%-1.8pp | 8.4%+3.2pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 6%+1.6pp | 4.9%+1.0pp | 3.9%-0.5pp | 4.9%+0.1pp | 4.4%-1.2pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2×+0.2× | 1.9×+0.2× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×+0.3× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6×-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 / earnings | 19.2×+0.6× | 17.6×+1.8× | 36.4×+13.1× | 25.1×-3.4× | 18.5×-33.8× | |
| Price / sales | 0.9×-0.2× | 0.7×-0.3× | 1×-0.6× | 1×-0.5× | 1.1×-0.8× | |
| Price / book | 1.5×-0.1× | 1×-0.4× | 1.5×-0.6× | 1.6×-0.6× | 1.6×-1.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.8×-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.
