Cars.com Inc.

NYSE:CARS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$793.3m

Cars.com Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Cars.com's CEO is T. Vetter, appointed in Jan 1997, has a tenure of 28.58 years. total yearly compensation is $9.53M, comprised of 7.9% salary and 92.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.67% of the company’s shares, worth $5.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 8.2 years respectively.

Key information

T. Vetter

Chief executive officer

US$9.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.87%
CEO tenure28.6yrs
CEO ownership0.7%
Management average tenure3.6yrs
Board average tenure8.2yrs

Recent management updates

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

Recent updates

Cars.com: Strong Deceleration In Action

Jul 29

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has T. Vetter's remuneration changed compared to Cars.com's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$41m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$45m

Dec 31 2024US$10mUS$750k

US$48m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$39m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$25m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$108m

Dec 31 2023US$7mUS$750k

US$118m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$120m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$113m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$24m

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$738k

US$17m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$4m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$9m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$10m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$688k

US$11m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$21m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$6m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$24m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$608k

-US$789m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$828m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$567k

-US$445m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$432m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$10m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$29m

Dec 31 2018US$5mUS$564k

US$39m

Compensation vs Market: T.'s total compensation ($USD9.53M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.75M).

Compensation vs Earnings: T.'s compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

T. Vetter (54 yo)

28.6yrs
Tenure
US$9,531,072
Compensation

Mr. T. Alex Vetter co-founded Cars.com Inc. in 1997 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since November 2014. Mr. Vetter served as President at Cars.com Inc. until January 01, 2022. Mr. Vetter served a...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
T. Vetter
Co-Founder28.6yrsUS$9.53m0.67%
$ 5.3m
Sonia Jain
Chief Financial Officer2.8yrsUS$3.16m0.11%
$ 863.2k
Angelique Strong Marks
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary3.3yrsUS$1.47m0.063%
$ 503.1k
Matthew Crawford
Chief Product Officer & Innovation Officer3.6yrsUS$1.48m0.075%
$ 593.0k
Katherine Chen
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Marita Thomas
Chief Communications Officer5.2yrsno datano data
Jennifer Vianello
Chief Marketing Officer3.1yrsno datano data
Sarah Archibong
Chief People Officer1.1yrsno datano data
Jennifer Newman
Editor-In-Chiefno datano datano data
Joe Bruzek
Managing Editor9.4yrsno datano data
Julien Schneider
Chief Strategy Officerno datano datano data
Patrick Masterson
Chief Copy Editor4.6yrsno datano data
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CARS's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
T. Vetter
Co-Founder8.2yrsUS$9.53m0.67%
$ 5.3m
Scott Forbes
Independent Chairman of the Board8.3yrsUS$350.01k0.11%
$ 893.5k
Jill Greenthal
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$285.02k0.18%
$ 1.4m
Michael Kelly
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$255.02k0.049%
$ 387.6k
Bryan Wiener
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$255.02k0.048%
$ 382.2k
Jerri DeVard
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$255.02k0.044%
$ 349.6k
Thomas Hale
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$255.02k0.044%
$ 349.1k
Donald McGovern
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$275.02k0.12%
$ 959.6k
Greg Revelle
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$255.02k0.085%
$ 673.6k
Bala Subramanian
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$255.02k0.078%
$ 619.3k
Jenell Ross
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$255.02k0.022%
$ 177.4k
8.2yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CARS's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/13 15:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/13 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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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.