Cars.com Inc.

NYSE:CARS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$791.1m

Cars.com Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Cars.com is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 16.8% and 2.5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 18.5% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 26.4% in 3 years.

Key information

16.8%

Earnings growth rate

18.55%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services earnings growth9.3%
Revenue growth rate2.5%
Future return on equity26.36%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated19 May 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Jun 21
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) CEO Will Probably Find It Hard To See A Huge Raise This Year

May 29
Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) CEO Will Probably Find It Hard To See A Huge Raise This Year

Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

May 16
Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Investors Give Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares A 35% Hiding

Feb 28
Investors Give Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares A 35% Hiding

Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 23
Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge

Nov 23
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge

Cars.com Contends With Uneven Dealer Demand (Downgrade)

Nov 19

Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Nov 14
Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Sep 18
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?
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Accu-Trade And OEM Synergies Spark Revenue Surge And Margin Expansion

Expanded market presence and enhanced service offerings through dealer base growth and ARPD maintenance suggest potential for revenue increase.

Cars.com Is Not In The Growth Race

Aug 28

Improved Earnings Required Before Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares Find Their Feet

Jun 20
Improved Earnings Required Before Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares Find Their Feet

Is Now The Time To Put Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) On Your Watchlist?

May 10
Is Now The Time To Put Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) On Your Watchlist?

We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 15
We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) After Its Full-Year Report

Feb 24
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) After Its Full-Year Report

Getting In Cheap On Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Is Unlikely

Jan 03
Getting In Cheap On Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Is Unlikely

Here's Why We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Dec 12
Here's Why We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Cars.com Improves Guidance As Car Market Shifts (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 20

Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 22
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

Aug 07
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

Cars.com: Still Strong Trends But Upside Is Limited

Aug 02

With EPS Growth And More, Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Makes An Interesting Case

Jun 27
With EPS Growth And More, Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Makes An Interesting Case

Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 44% Above Its Share Price

Jun 08
Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 44% Above Its Share Price

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:CARS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027773491781993
12/31/2026751441571797
12/31/2025724231381617
3/31/202571845124149N/A
12/31/202471948128153N/A
9/30/202471839144168N/A
6/30/202471325127149N/A
3/31/2024702108121142N/A
12/31/2023689118116137N/A
9/30/2023678120108129N/A
6/30/2023668113121142N/A
3/31/202366324105126N/A
12/31/202265417109129N/A
9/30/2022644497113N/A
6/30/2022636986101N/A
3/31/202262910101118N/A
12/31/202162411119138N/A
9/30/202161821136158N/A
6/30/20216066140161N/A
3/31/2021553-24143160N/A
12/31/2020548-789122139N/A
9/30/2020547-82899118N/A
6/30/2020554-1,24288108N/A
3/31/2020601-1,2246892N/A
12/31/2019607-44580101N/A
9/30/2019619-432103123N/A
6/30/201963610127144N/A
3/31/201965629160175N/A
12/31/201866239N/A164N/A
9/30/2018654181N/A160N/A
6/30/2018645186N/A160N/A
3/31/2018633198N/A169N/A
12/31/2017626224N/A186N/A
9/30/2017631121N/A206N/A
6/30/2017634152N/A224N/A
3/31/2017634170N/A217N/A
12/31/2016633176N/A199N/A
9/30/2016624169N/A196N/A
6/30/2016613158N/A183N/A
3/31/2016603154N/A176N/A
12/31/2015597158N/A190N/A
12/31/2014496-553N/A97N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CARS's forecast earnings growth (16.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.9%).

Earnings vs Market: CARS's earnings (16.8% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CARS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: CARS's revenue (2.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CARS's revenue (2.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CARS's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (26.4%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/13 00:57
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/11 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cars.com Inc. is covered by 14 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.
Daniel KurnosBenchmark Company
Sameet SinhaB. Riley Securities, Inc.