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Cars.com Inc. CARS Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

CarGurus, Inc.CARG

$229.82M-42.0%

ACV Auctions Inc.ACVA

-$579.35M-12.0%

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

$5.87B+3.0%

CarvanaCVNA

$241M+120%

OPENLANE, IncOPLN

$630.3M-11.9%

Alphabet Inc.GOOGL

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Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$180.2M+0.7%

Operating income$16.6M+157%

Net income$5.0M+347%

EPS (diluted)$0.08+367%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$64.6M+105%

Total debt$451.8M-0.8%

Total equity$460.7M-6.0%

Total assets$1.1B-2.8%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$39.8M+35.1%

CapEx$262.0K-67.7%

Free cash flow$39.5M+38.1%

Valuation

Market cap$567.97M-19.3%

Enterprise value$955.2M-15.3%

P/E21×+5.5×

P/S0.8×-0.2×

Profitability

Gross margin84.2%—

Operating margin9.7%+3.1pp

Net margin3.7%-2.6pp

FCF margin21.8%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity5.7%-3.7pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cars.com Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Cars.com Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cars.com Inc.'s retained earnings?: Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported retained earnings of -$936.52M in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Cars.com Inc.'s retained earnings increased by 2.8% year-over-year, from -$963.56M to -$936.52M.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s retained earnings has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.16B to -$941.49M.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.