11 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 5.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at 8.3% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 3.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($455M) exceeds cash ($56M); net debt is $399M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-5.3% vs 5.7% per year).
Total debt is 3.0× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$723M
$20M
0.0%
8.3%
$147M
$455M
$56M
2024
$719M
$48M
0.0%
7.4%
$150M
$460M
$51M
2023
$689M
$118M
0.0%
7.9%
$135M
$490M
$39M
2022
$654M
$17M
0.0%
10.1%
$127M
$481M
$32M
2021
$624M
$11M
0.0%
7.8%
$137M
$478M
$39M
2020
$548M
-$789M
0.0%
-162.1%
$122M
$598M
$68M
2019
$607M
-$445M
0.0%
-73.5%
$80M
$648M
$14M
2018
$662M
$39M
86.3%
12.7%
$149M
$696M
$25M
2017
$626M
$224M
89.5%
21.4%
$153M
$584M
$21M
2016
$633M
$176M
91.0%
27.9%
$189M
—
$9M
2015
—
$158M
—
—
—
—
$100000
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$180M
$5M
0.0%
9.2%
$40M
$452M
$65M
Dec '25
$184M
$7M
0.0%
11.8%
$37M
$455M
$56M
Sep '25
$182M
$8M
0.0%
9.3%
$58M
$451M
$55M
Jun '25
$179M
$7M
0.0%
8.5%
$24M
$456M
$28M
Mar '25
$179M
-$2M
0.0%
3.6%
$29M
$456M
$31M
Dec '24
$180M
$17M
0.0%
11.0%
$29M
$460M
$51M
Sep '24
$180M
$19M
0.0%
6.4%
$53M
$465M
$50M
Jun '24
$179M
$11M
0.0%
5.3%
$35M
$470M
$29M
Mar '24
$180M
$784000
0.0%
7.1%
$33M
$474M
$31M
Dec '23
$180M
$8M
0.0%
8.3%
$45M
$490M
$39M
Sep '23
$174M
$4M
0.0%
8.2%
$35M
$448M
$49M
Jun '23
$168M
$94M
0.0%
7.3%
$28M
$451M
$29M
Mar '23
$167M
$11M
0.0%
7.5%
$28M
$454M
$19M
Dec '22
$168M
$10M
0.0%
11.8%
$37M
$481M
$32M
Sep '22
$165M
-$3M
0.0%
12.1%
$49M
$496M
$32M
Jun '22
$163M
$6M
0.0%
9.4%
$11M
$507M
$18M
Mar '22
$158M
$4M
0.0%
6.9%
$30M
$509M
$30M
Dec '21
$158M
-$3M
0.0%
2.6%
$20M
$478M
$39M
Sep '21
$157M
$2M
0.0%
7.7%
$32M
$478M
$52M
Jun '21
$156M
$6M
0.0%
10.1%
$22M
$510M
$52M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CARS against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 62.7× (Mar '23) to 28.3× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 1.6× (Mar '23) to 0.8× (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is CARS growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Cars.Com Inc.'s revenue has grown 5.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does CARS have?
As of FY2025, Cars.Com Inc. reported $455M of total debt against $56M of cash.
What is CARS's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 8.3%, and net margin 2.8%.
What is CARS's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, Cars.Com Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 28.3× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.