Cars.com Inc. CARS Ratios & Valuation
| TTM Q1 '26 | TTM Q4 '25 | TTM Q3 '25 | TTM Q2 '25 | TTM Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 9.7%+1.4pp | 8.3%+0.2pp | 8.1%+0.7pp | 7.4%+0.8pp | 6.6%-0.9pp | |
| Net margin | 3.7%+1.0pp | 2.8%-1.4pp | 4.2%-1.6pp | 5.7%-0.6pp | 6.3%-0.4pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 21%-0.1pp | 21%-1.0pp | 22%+0.1pp | 21.9%+0.4pp | 21.5%-0.9pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 21.8%+1.5pp | 20.4%+1.0pp | 19.4%+0.7pp | 18.7%-1.6pp | 20.3%-0.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 5.7%+1.6pp | 4.1%-2.0pp | 6.1%-2.3pp | 8.4%-1.0pp | 9.3%-0.3pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.5%+0.7pp | 1.8%-0.9pp | 2.7%-1.0pp | 3.8%-0.3pp | 4.1%-0.1pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.9%+1.0pp | 3.9%-1.1pp | 4.9%+0.5pp | 4.4%+0.5pp | 3.9%-0.5pp | |
| 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 | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×+0.2× | 1.6×-0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×+0.2× | 1.6×-0.2× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.6×+0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.2× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5×-0.2× | 2.7×+0.2× | 2.5×-0.2× | 2.7×0.0× | 2.8×+0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $7.73+3.5% | $7.47-1.4% | $7.570.0% | $7.57-0.4% | $7.60+0.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $567.97M-19.3% | $729.72M-2.8% | $750.86M-0.8% | $757.16M+5.2% | $719.56M-35.9% | |
| Enterprise value | $955.2M-15.3% | $1.14B-0.4% | $1.15B-3.2% | $1.19B+3.6% | $1.14B-26.1% | |
| Price / earnings | 21×+5.5× | 36.4×+11.3× | 25.1×+6.6× | 18.5×+2.6× | 15.9×-7.4× | |
| Price / sales | 0.8×-0.2× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1.1×+0.1× | 1×-0.6× | |
| Price / book | 1.2×-0.2× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×+0.1× | 1.5×-0.7× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.3×-1.0× | 7.5×+0.3× | 7.2×-0.3× | 7.5×+0.1× | 7.4×-2.2× | |
| EV / sales | 1.3×-0.3× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.7×+0.1× | 1.6×-0.6× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 27.9%+7.2pp | 20.2%+1.6pp | 18.6%+0.9pp | 17.7%-2.5pp | 20.2%+6.9pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4.8%-1.7pp | 2.7%-1.2pp | 4%-1.4pp | 5.4%-0.9pp | 6.3%+2.0pp |
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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.
