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

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	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
EBITDA margin	21%-0.5pp	21%-1.3pp	22%0.0pp	21.9%-0.4pp	21.5%-1.1pp
Free cash flow margin	21.8%+1.6pp	20.4%-0.4pp	19.4%-3.6pp	18.7%-2.0pp	20.3%+0.3pp
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 assets	2.5%-1.5pp	1.8%-2.4pp	2.7%-0.8pp	3.8%+1.5pp	4.1%-6.0pp
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×
Quick ratio	1.9×+0.2×	1.9×0.0×	1.8×0.0×	1.8×+0.3×	1.6×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.6×+0.3×	0.5×+0.1×	0.5×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	1×+0.1×	1×+0.1×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×-0.1×
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×+0.1×	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%
Enterprise value	$955.2M-15.3%	$1.14B-26.2%	$1.15B-25.1%	$1.19B-32.2%	$1.14B-27.8%
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×
EV / sales	1.3×-0.3×	1.6×-0.6×	1.6×-0.5×	1.7×-0.8×	1.6×-0.7×
Free cash flow yield	27.9%+7.2pp	20.2%+6.9pp	18.6%+3.8pp	17.7%+6.4pp	20.2%+7.9pp
Earnings yield	4.8%-1.7pp	2.7%-1.5pp	4%+0.5pp	5.4%+3.5pp	6.3%-3.1pp

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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.