Cars.com Inc.

DB:CK3 Stock Report

Market Cap: €538.2m

Cars.com Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Cars.com has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.6%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 15.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. Cars.com's return on equity is 7.7%, and it has net margins of 4.7%.

Key information

11.59%

Earnings growth rate

12.92%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth17.00%
Revenue growth rate3.81%
Return on equity7.73%
Net Margin4.73%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cars.com makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:CK3 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 26726343300
31 Mar 26724273310
31 Dec 25723203300
30 Sep 25720303170
30 Jun 25718413130
31 Mar 25718453170
31 Dec 24719483160
30 Sep 24718393260
30 Jun 24713253240
31 Mar 247021083160
31 Dec 236891183080
30 Sep 236781203030
30 Jun 236681132960
31 Mar 23663242920
31 Dec 22654172880
30 Sep 2264442940
30 Jun 2263692930
31 Mar 22629102880
31 Dec 21624112810
30 Sep 21618212690
30 Jun 2160662580
31 Mar 21553-242400
31 Dec 20548-7892420
30 Sep 20547-8282420
30 Jun 20554-1,2422530
31 Mar 20601-1,2242680
31 Dec 19607-4452910
30 Sep 19619-4322650
30 Jun 19636102700
31 Mar 19656292620
31 Dec 18662392950
30 Sep 186541812760
30 Jun 186451862610
31 Mar 186331982640
31 Dec 176262242550
30 Sep 176311212370
30 Jun 176341522340
31 Mar 176341702360
31 Dec 166331762350
30 Sep 166241692440
30 Jun 166131582490
31 Mar 166031542480
31 Dec 155971582350

Quality Earnings: CK3 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CK3's current net profit margins (4.7%) are lower than last year (5.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CK3 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 11.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CK3's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CK3 had negative earnings growth (-16.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (10.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CK3's Return on Equity (7.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 12:14
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/14 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Cars.com Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Sameet SinhaB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Naved KhanB. Riley Securities, Inc.