# CARS.COM, INC. (CARS) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Cars.Com (CARS) grew revenue 0.6% in FY2025 to $723 million, operating margin 8.3% against a 7.7% median for computer processing & data preparation, equity 44.5% of assets. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 1683606 · fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CARS) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CARS.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $723M |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 0.6% |
| Revenue growth per year | 3.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% (prior year 7.4%) |
| Net margin | 2.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $152M |
| Capital spending | $4M |
| Free cash flow | $147M |
| Cash | $56M |
| Long-term debt | $455M |
| Total assets | $1.1B |
| Total equity | $473M |
| Equity ÷ assets | 44.5% |
| Return on equity | 4.2% |
| Dividend per share | — |
| Dividend years rising | — |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: -1.06 (distress zone)
- Piotroski F: 6 of 9 (solid)
- Health Harbor boat: Sound ship · one warning sign · filed restructuring or exit costs in the last 12 months
- Cash Compass: In between · no clear cash pattern yet

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $723.2M (FY2025), total debt $455.0M. Experience: revenue up 0.6% on the year, up 3.8% a year over 4 years; operating margin 8.3%, up from 7.4%. Soundness: equity 44.5% of assets, return on equity 4.2%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $640.2M and $815.6M next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $100M–1B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $602.2M to $869.2M. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (35 filers, $50M+ revenue, services-computer processing & data preparation): operating margin 8.3% against a 7.7% median; growth 0.6% against 10.2%.

Range logged 2026-10-01, receipt cc235319dd3060a8, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 2.05 Restructuring or exit costs: 1, latest 2026-04-09 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526149752/0001193125-26-149752-index.htm))
- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 2, latest 2026-09-30 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526409040/0001193125-26-409040-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 10-Q · filed 2026-11-05 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526449769/0001193125-26-449769-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-11-05 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526448613/0001193125-26-448613-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-09-30 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526409040/0001193125-26-409040-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-08-06 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526337949/0001193125-26-337949-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-08-06 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526336773/0001193125-26-336773-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-06-05 · 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000119312526259857/0001193125-26-259857-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001683606.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1683606

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: CARS.COM, INC. (CARS) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-15, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CARS. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.