Cars.com Inc.
Communication ServicesNYSE:CARS · New York Stock Exchange
-$0.08 today
Vol 0.67M · Avg 1.25M
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$724.4M of revenue converted into $27.0M of net income for the selected period. Gross margin is 82.9% and net margin is 3.7%, showing how much revenue survives after costs and taxes. EPS is $0.43, tying the income statement back to per-share earnings.
Income Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $723.2M +0.6% | $719.2M +4.3% | $689.2M +5.4% | $653.9M +4.8% | $623.7M | $809.6M | $921.6M | $731.2M |
| Cost of Revenue | $122.7M -1.3% | $124.3M +1.7% | $122.2M +6.3% | $115.0M +0.7% | $114.2M | $725.6M | $804.0M | $882.4M |
| Gross Profit | $600.5M +1.0% | $594.8M +4.9% | $567.0M +5.2% | $538.9M +5.8% | $509.5M | $8.9B | $7.6B | $6.2B |
| Gross Margin | 83.0% +0.3pp | 82.7% +0.4pp | 82.3% -0.2pp | 82.4% +0.7pp | 81.7% | 9.8% | 28.9% | 38.3% |
| Research & Development | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $99.6M +11.9% | $89.0M +15.1% | $77.3M | $983.2M | $1.3B | $490.4M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $335.1M +4.6% | $320.2M +2.5% | $312.3M +7.9% | $289.5M +2.7% | $281.9M | $620.6M | $923.0M | -$1.5B |
| Operating Expenses | $540.3M -0.2% | $541.3M +5.5% | $512.9M +8.5% | $472.9M +2.5% | $461.1M | $5.3B | $7.0B | $8.7B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $91.8M -14.3% | $107.2M +6.1% | $101.0M +7.0% | $94.4M -7.4% | $101.9M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| EBITDA | $187.2M -7.0% | $201.2M +32.8% | $151.5M -0.5% | $152.3M +1.4% | $150.1M | -$15.2B | $6.8B | $9.3B |
| EBITDA Margin | 25.9% -2.1pp | 28.0% +6.0pp | 22.0% -1.3pp | 23.3% -0.8pp | 24.1% | 5.6% | 46.3% | 42.0% |
| Operating Income | $60.2M +12.6% | $53.5M -1.1% | $54.1M -18.1% | $66.0M +36.6% | $48.3M | $12.3B | $14.0B | -$15.7B |
| Operating Margin | 8.3% +0.9pp | 7.4% -0.4pp | 7.9% -2.2pp | 10.1% +2.3pp | 7.8% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 22.0% |
| Interest Income | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1.5B | -$1.6B | $405.0M |
| Interest Expense | $61.0M +89.5% | $32.2M -0.7% | $32.4M -8.2% | $35.3M -8.8% | $38.7M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Other Income / Expenses | -$25.9M -410.1% | $8.4M +123.2% | -$36.0M +17.1% | -$43.5M -11.9% | -$38.9M | -$1.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B |
| Income Before Tax | $34.3M -44.5% | $61.9M +241.7% | $18.1M -19.8% | $22.6M +138.1% | $9.5M | $3.3B | $4.9B | $3.6B |
| Pre-Tax Margin | 4.7% -3.9pp | 8.6% +6.0pp | 2.6% -0.8pp | 3.5% +1.9pp | 1.5% | 20.8% | 18.7% | 26.2% |
| Income Tax Expense | $14.3M +4.2% | $13.7M +113.6% | -$100.3M -1968.5% | $5.4M +510.6% | -$1.3M | $1.3B | -$1.6B | $745.2M |
| Net Income | $20.1M -58.4% | $48.2M -59.3% | $118.4M +588.4% | $17.2M +59.4% | $10.8M | $4.9B | $4.8B | $4.7B |
| Net Margin | 2.8% -3.9pp | 6.7% -10.5pp | 17.2% +14.6pp | 2.6% +0.9pp | 1.7% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 22.5% |
| EPS (Basic) | $0 -56.2% | $1 -58.8% | $2 +608.0% | $0 +56.3% | $0 | $400.8M | $703.2M | $1.3B |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0 -55.6% | $1 -58.6% | $2 +596.0% | $0 +66.7% | $0 | $766.2M | $609.4M | $452.6M |
| Weighted Avg Shares | $60.3M -8.7% | $66.0M -1.1% | $66.7M -2.2% | $68.2M -5.2% | $71.9M | $757.8M | $925.8M | $1.1B |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted) | $61.7M -8.4% | $67.4M -1.2% | $68.2M -2.0% | $69.6M -2.4% | $71.3M | $1.2B | $924.4M | $678.0M |
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How much revenue does CARS generate?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported $723.24M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Is CARS profitable?
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported $20.05M of net income, with a net margin of 2.8%.
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