CARS
Cars.com Inc. Information Technology Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Russell 3000
$11.24Close
$659.1MMarket cap
$7.58 – $13.5052-week range
Nov 5, 2026Next report · before the open
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +129% year on year
Cautions
- Trend not confirmed 6 of 8 conditions · 200-day not rising, RS under 70
- Lagging the market RS 40 · weaker than 60% of stocks over 12 months
- Results soon Nov 5, 2026, in 4 days
- Financial distress Altman Z″ in the distress zone
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
17%
1wk
up 2.7%
price change
1mo
up 9.4%
price change
12-month return
up 6%
market up 11% ·
its own down 4%
F-score
—
— Not assessed
Altman Z″
-1.06
Elevated risk
P/E
32.8×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
1.4×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 5.7%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
85%
of the market · markedly cheap
Revenue growth
up 1%
year on year
EPS growth
up 129%
latest quarter
Sales growth
up 1%
latest quarter · -0 pts
ROE
up 4%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 20%
$147.4M FCF
D/E
0.96
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
2.6×
Interest cover
2.0×EBIT / interest
Trade setup
ATR%
3.8%
$0.42 a day · 2×ATR $10.40
RS
40 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
6 / 8
200-day not rising, RS under 70
Relative volume
1.2×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.76
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 5, 2026
Trend template · 6 of 8
- 200-day average rising for a month: fails
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Bankruptcy model reads distressed The Altman score sits inside the range historically associated with financial distress. It is used here only to exclude, never to rank, and it is a statistical band rather than a prediction about this company.
- Interest is covered, but thinly Earnings before interest cover the interest bill 2.0 times, leaving little room if profits fall.
Last reported
Aug 6, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 6, 2026+4% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Net 3%
- Free cash 20%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $547.5M | $623.7M | $653.9M | $689.2M | $719.2M | $723.2M |
| Operating income | -$887.3M | $48.3M | $66.0M | $54.1M | $53.5M | $60.2M |
| Net income | -$789.1M | $10.8M | $17.2M | $118.4M | $48.2M | $20.1M |
| Net margin | -144% | 2% | 3% | 17% | 7% | 3% |
| Earnings per share | -$11.74 | $0.15 | $0.25 | $1.74 | $0.72 | $0.32 |
| Free cash flow | $121.9M | $136.6M | $126.7M | $135.4M | $149.5M | $147.4M |
| Free cash margin | 22% | 22% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 20% |
| Cash | $67.7M | $39.1M | $31.7M | $39.2M | $50.7M | $56.2M |
| Long-term debt | $576.1M | $457.4M | $458.2M | $460.1M | $455.3M | $451.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $368.2M | $398.0M | $384.4M | $492.1M | $511.5M | $472.5M |
| Shares outstanding | 67.39m | 66.29m | 66.29m | 65.93m | 64.39m | 58.64m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 37d |
| May 7, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 37d |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 57d |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 37d |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 38d |
| May 8, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 38d |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 58d |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 38d |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 39d |
| May 9, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 39d |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 53d |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 33d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Results · Restructuring ↗ |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Director or officer change · Charter or bylaws · Shareholder vote ↗ |
| May 8, 2025 | Results ↗ |