CARS Share Price | Cars.com, Inc. Stock Analysis & Recommendation

Q: What does Cars.com, Inc. do?

Overview:Cars.com, Inc. operates a digital automotive marketplace, primarily serving the Computers - Software & Consulting industry, and falls within the micro-cap market segment.Financial Snapshot:Most recent Net Sales: 179 Million (Quarterly Results - Mar 2025) Most recent Net Profit: -2 Million (Quarterly Results - Mar 2025) Market cap: USD 643.96 Million (Micro Cap)Key Metrics:P/E: 31.00 Dividend Yield: 0.00% Debt Equity: 0.87 Return on Equity: 4.30% Price to Book: 1.31 Contact Details:Address: 300 S Riverside Plz Ste 1000, CHICAGO IL: 60606-6614 Tel: 1 312 6015000 Website: https://www.cars.com/

Q: Is Cars.com, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 12 September 2025, the technical trend for Cars.com, Inc. has changed from sideways to mildly bearish. The weekly MACD is mildly bullish, but the monthly MACD is bearish, indicating mixed signals. The daily moving averages are mildly bearish, which supports the overall bearish stance. The Bollinger Bands show a bullish signal on the weekly but a mildly bearish signal on the monthly. The KST is bullish weekly but bearish monthly, while the Dow Theory indicates a mildly bearish trend weekly and a mildly bullish trend monthly. The OBV shows a mildly bearish stance weekly and bullish monthly.In terms of performance, Cars.com has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -21.58% compared to the S&P 500's 12.22%, and a one-year return of -25.45% against the S&P 500's 17.14%. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bearish.

Q: Is Cars.com, Inc. overvalued or undervalued?

As of 21 November 2025, the valuation grade for Cars.com, Inc. has moved from very expensive to expensive, indicating a slight improvement in perceived value. The company is currently overvalued, with a P/E ratio of 31, which is significantly higher than the peer average of 20.24 for Cars.com and 22.21 for Cargurus, Inc. Additionally, the EV to EBITDA ratio stands at 6.99, while Cargurus has a more favorable ratio of 14.11, further supporting the overvaluation assessment.In comparison to its peers, Cars.com, Inc. exhibits a lower ROE of 4.30% and a ROCE of 5.17%, which are not competitive against the industry standards. Despite a recent positive stock return of 2.14% over the past week compared to a -1.95% return for the S&P 500, the year-to-date return of -33.87% starkly contrasts with the S&P 500's 12.26%, reinforcing the notion that Cars.com, Inc. is struggling in the current market environment.

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Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

2.06 M

Shareholding (Dec 2025)

FII

13.30%

Held by 98 FIIs

DII

26.39%

Held by 67 DIIs

Promoter

1.11%

How big is Cars.com, Inc.?

22-Jun-2025

As of Jun 18, Cars.com, Inc. has a market capitalization of 643.96 million, with net sales of 717.99 million and a net profit of 45.39 million over the latest four quarters. The balance sheet shows shareholder's funds of 511.49 million and total assets of 1,111.87 million.

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What does Cars.com, Inc. do?

22-Jun-2025

Cars.com, Inc. operates a digital automotive marketplace and reported net sales of $179 million with a net profit of -$2 million as of March 2025. The company has a market cap of $643.96 million and key metrics include a P/E ratio of 31.00 and a return on equity of 4.30%.

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Who are in the management team of Cars.com, Inc.?

22-Jun-2025

As of March 2022, the management team of Cars.com, Inc. includes Independent Chairman Scott Forbes, CEO Alex Vetter, and several independent directors: Jerri DeVard, Jill Greenthal, Thomas Hale, Michael Kelly, and Donald McGovern.

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Is Cars.com, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

20-Sep-2025

As of September 12, 2025, Cars.com, Inc. shows a mildly bearish trend with mixed technical indicators, underperforming the S&P 500 significantly year-to-date and over the past year.

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Is Cars.com, Inc. overvalued or undervalued?

25-Nov-2025

As of November 21, 2025, Cars.com, Inc. is considered expensive and overvalued with a P/E ratio of 31 compared to its peers, showing lower profitability metrics and a year-to-date return of -33.87%, significantly underperforming the S&P 500's 12.26%.

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Score

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Dashboard

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.95 times

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.95 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 5.89% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 37.25% of over the last 5 years

Flat results in Jun 25

With ROCE of 5.17%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.18 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Computers - Software & Consulting

Market cap

USD 686 Million (Micro Cap)

P/E

16.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Debt Equity

0.83

Return on Equity

6.27%

Price to Book

1.44

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

184 Million

(Quarterly Results - Dec 2025)

Net Profit:

7 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

-34.96%

6 Months

-40.4%

1 Year

-35.07%

2 Years

-57.44%

3 Years

-51.9%

4 Years

-44.97%

5 Years

-42.42%

Cars.com, Inc. for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

No Recent News for the Company

Announcements

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.66%

EBIT Growth (5y)

32.23%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.60

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.95

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.87

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.74

Tax Ratio

24.11%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

5.89%

ROE (avg)

7.06%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.34

EV to EBIT

20.36

EV to EBITDA

6.86

EV to Capital Employed

1.18

EV to Sales

1.50

PEG Ratio

0.01

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.81%

ROE (Latest)

8.49%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2025

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Domestic Funds

Held in 60 Schemes (59.14%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 98 Foreign Institutions (13.3%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25 - YoY

Dec'25

Dec'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

183.90

180.40

1.94%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

38.20

44.50

-14.16%

Interest

7.40

7.70

-3.90%

Exceptional Items

0.00

Consolidate Net Profit

7.40

17.30

-57.23%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

118.20%

109.60%

0.86%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is 1.94% vs 0.45% in Dec 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is -57.23% vs 108.43% in Dec 2024

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25

Dec'25

Dec'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

723.20

719.20

0.56%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

152.30

160.70

-5.23%

Interest

30.40

32.20

-5.59%

Exceptional Items

-0.20

0.00

Consolidate Net Profit

20.10

48.20

-58.30%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

83.60%

74.40%

0.92%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 0.56% vs 4.35% in Dec 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is -58.30% vs -59.29% in Dec 2024

All Annual Results

Company CV

About Cars.com, Inc.

Cars.com, Inc.

Computers - Software & Consulting

Cars.com Inc. owns a digital automotive marketplace business (Cars.com). Cars.com is an online research destination for car shoppers. The Company is engaged in the sale of online subscription advertising products targeting car dealerships. It offers a suite of products and services targeting the automotive needs of its buyer and seller customers. Cars.com offers a digital automotive marketplace search engine that helps car buyers to make informed purchasing decisions and helps sellers to engage with a portion of their target customer base. This online automotive marketplace service connects buyers and sellers across five Websites: Cars.com, Auto.com, DealerRater.com, NewCars.com and PickupTrucks.com. Its automotive marketplace products also include credible user and automotive and dealer reviews. It is also engaged in the sale of display advertising to national advertisers. Car buyers and car owners interface with Cars.com primarily through the Cars.com sites and mobile applications.

Company Coordinates

Company Details

300 S Riverside Plz Ste 1000 , CHICAGO IL : 60606-6614

Tel: 1 312 6015000

https://www.cars.com/

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