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

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	FY'25	FY'24	FY'23	FY'22
Profitability
Operating margin	8.3%+0.9pp	7.4%-0.4pp	7.9%-2.2pp	10.1%+2.3pp
Net margin	2.8%-3.9pp	6.7%-10.5pp	17.2%+14.6pp	2.6%—
EBITDA margin	21%-1.3pp	22.3%-0.2pp	22.5%-2.0pp	24.5%+0.4pp
Free cash flow margin	20.4%-0.4pp	20.8%+1.1pp	19.7%+0.3pp	19.4%-2.5pp
Returns
Return on equity	4.1%-5.5pp	9.6%-17.4pp	27%+22.6pp	4.4%—
Return on assets	1.8%-2.4pp	4.2%-6.6pp	10.8%+9.1pp	1.7%—
Return on invested capital	3.9%-0.5pp	4.4%-1.6pp	6%+0.1pp	5.9%+0.4pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.7×0.0×	0.6×0.0×	0.6×0.0×	0.6×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.9×0.0×	1.8×+0.6×	1.2×-0.2×	1.4×-0.2×
Quick ratio	1.9×0.0×	1.8×+0.6×	1.2×-0.2×	1.4×-0.2×
Cash ratio	0.5×+0.1×	0.4×+0.2×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	1×+0.1×	0.9×-0.1×	1×-0.3×	1.3×+0.1×
Debt-to-assets	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×-0.1×	0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	2.7×+0.1×	2.6×-0.4×	3×+0.1×	2.9×-0.1×
Per Share
Book value per share	$7.47-1.6%	$7.59+5.2%	$7.21+30.7%	$5.52-1.1%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$567.97M-19.3%	$1.12B-11.1%	$1.26B+37.7%	$916.34M-18.0%
Enterprise value	$955.2M-15.3%	$1.55B-10.7%	$1.73B+25.1%	$1.39B-12.1%
Price / earnings	21×+5.5×	23.3×+12.6×	10.7×-42.6×	53.3×—
Price / sales	0.8×-0.2×	1.6×-0.3×	1.8×+0.4×	1.4×-0.4×
Price / book	1.2×-0.2×	2.2×-0.4×	2.6×+0.2×	2.4×-0.4×
EV / EBITDA	6.3×-1.0×	9.6×-1.5×	11.2×+2.5×	8.6×-1.8×
EV / sales	1.3×-0.3×	2.2×-0.4×	2.5×+0.4×	2.1×-0.4×
Free cash flow yield	27.9%+7.2pp	13.3%+2.6pp	10.7%-3.1pp	13.8%+1.6pp
Earnings yield	4.8%-1.7pp	4.3%-5.1pp	9.4%+7.5pp	1.9%—

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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.