Cars.com Inc.

NYSE:CARS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Cars.com Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Cars.com's CEO is T. Vetter, appointed in Jan 1997, has a tenure of 7.58 years. total yearly compensation is $7.18M, comprised of 10.4% salary and 89.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.48% of the company’s shares, worth $5.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 7.6 years respectively.

Key information

T. Vetter

Chief executive officer

US$7.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.4%
CEO tenure28yrs
CEO ownership0.5%
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure7.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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?

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

Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 15
Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is There Now An Opportunity In Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

May 02
Is There Now An Opportunity In Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

Cars.com Q4 Earnings Preview: Path Towards 5% Buybacks

Feb 21

Cars.com: Still Strong Trends And Upside Potential

Jan 25

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

Dec 11
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has T. Vetter's remuneration changed compared to Cars.com's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
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 ($USD7.18M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: T.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

T. Vetter (53 yo)

28yrs

Tenure

US$7,183,222

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
CEO & Director28yrsUS$7.18m0.48%
$ 5.9m
Douglas Miller
President & Chief Commercial Officer3yrsUS$2.61m0.19%
$ 2.3m
Sonia Jain
Chief Financial Officer2.3yrsUS$3.00m0.061%
$ 748.3k
Angelique Strong Marks
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary2.8yrsUS$1.34m0.0025%
$ 30.5k
Greg Heidorn
Chief Technology Officer3.6yrsno datano data
Katherine Chen
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Marita Thomas
Chief Communications Officer4.6yrsno datano data
Jennifer Vianello
Chief Marketing Officer2.5yrsno datano data
Sarah Archibong
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Jennifer Newman
Editor-In-Chiefno datano datano data
Joe Bruzek
Managing Editor8.8yrsno datano data
Julien Schneider
Chief Strategy Officerno datano datano data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CARS's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
T. Vetter
CEO & Director7.6yrsUS$7.18m0.48%
$ 5.9m
Scott Forbes
Independent Chairman of the Board7.7yrsUS$350.01k0.11%
$ 1.3m
Jill Greenthal
Independent Director7.7yrsUS$280.02k0.14%
$ 1.7m
Michael Kelly
Independent Director6.7yrsUS$255.02k0.046%
$ 566.2k
Bryan Wiener
Independent Director6.7yrsUS$255.02k0.026%
$ 315.9k
Jerri DeVard
Independent Director7.7yrsUS$255.02k0.042%
$ 510.6k
Thomas Hale
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$255.02k0.027%
$ 333.3k
Donald McGovern
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$275.02k0.078%
$ 950.9k
Greg Revelle
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$255.02k0.080%
$ 971.9k
Bala Subramanian
Independent Director7yrsUS$255.02k0.054%
$ 662.3k
Jenell Ross
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$255.02k0.0014%
$ 16.6k

7.6yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CARS's board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 01:59
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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 13 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.