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Cars.com Inc. CARS Return on equity

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-14.3%-1.7pp
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16.5%-3.1pp
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55.2%+10.8pp
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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$180.2M+0.7%
Operating income$16.6M+157%
Net income$5.0M+347%
EPS (diluted)$0.08+367%

Balance sheet

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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

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Operating cash flow$39.8M+35.1%
CapEx$262.0K-67.7%
Free cash flow$39.5M+38.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$567.97M-19.3%
Enterprise value$955.2M-15.3%
P/E21×+5.5×
P/S0.8×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin84.2%
Operating margin9.7%+3.1pp
Net margin3.7%-2.6pp
FCF margin21.8%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity+0.1×
Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cars.com Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on equity?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported return on equity of 5.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s return on equity changed year-over-year?
Cars.com Inc.'s return on equity decreased by 39.1% year-over-year, from 9.3% to 5.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s return on equity?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s return on equity has grown at a -56.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -108.3% to 4.1%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.