NYSE · CARS

Cars. com Inc.

$11.80 +$0.34 (+2.97%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$640.65M
Market cap
23.69×
P/E · TTM
$724.44M
Revenue · TTM
$27.04M
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.42
Dividend yield
Free cash flow $158.26M
Beta · 1Y 1.09
EBITDA · TTM $69.79M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • May 7
    The stock moved +10.2% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 7
  • Mar 13
    From its Jan 29 high, the share price fell 35%.

    Peak close $11.66 on Jan 29; trough close $7.58 on Mar 13. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -35%
  • Feb 26
    The stock moved -15.5% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Feb 26

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$640.65M
Enterprise value$1.03B
Shares outstanding55.9M
52-wk range$7.40 – $13.97
Avg volume · 20D615.8K
Net cash −$387.22M
Book value / share$7.15
IndustryServices-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
ExchangeNYSE
About Cars. com Inc.
IPO dateMay 18, 2017
Employees1700

Cars.com Inc is an audience-powered and data-driven technology platform that simplifies buying and selling cars. The flagship Cars.com marketplace connects consumers to dealerships across the U.S.

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Valuation

P/E23.69
P/S0.88
P/FCF4.05
EV/EBITDA14.73
EV/Sales1.42
Graham №$8.21

Profitability

Gross
Operating 6.1%
Net 3.7%
FCF 21.8%
ROE / ROIC 5.6% · 3.2%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.87
Quick ratio
Debt / equity0.98
Debt / EBITDA 6.47
Net cash −$387.22M
Working capital$101.48M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $161.99M
Capex −$3.74M
Free cash flow $158.26M
Buybacks $85.82M
Dividends paid
Shareholder yield 13.4%

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 5 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

0.3
Distress zone (< 1.81) · elevated risk

Graham Number vs Price

$8.21 vs $11.80
Trades 1.4× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings