What is Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic)?

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported shares (basic) of 58.9M in Q1 2026.

How has Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic) decreased by 8.6% year-over-year, from 64.5M to 58.9M.

What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic) has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 274.5M to 251.7M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Cars.com Inc. CARS Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

CarGurus, Inc.CARG

94.1M-8.8%

ACV Auctions Inc.ACVA

173.4M+3.0%

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

65.8M-1.5%

CarvanaCVNA

137.6M+12.5%

eBayEBAY

448M-4.1%

Maplebear Inc.CART

239.3M-8.8%

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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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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported shares (basic) of 58.9M in Q1 2026.
How has Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic) decreased by 8.6% year-over-year, from 64.5M to 58.9M.
What is the long-term trend for Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cars.com Inc.'s shares (basic) has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 274.5M to 251.7M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.