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Cars.com (NYSE: CARS)

$12.13

(-1.6%)

-$0.20

Price as of October 2, 2025, 1:07 p.m. ET

Cars.com Return vs. S&P

	1 Year	5 Year	5 Year Annualized	Since IPO
CARS	-25.72%	+43.21%	+7.45%	-50%
S&P	+17.56%	+100.43%	+14.92%	+184%

Cars.com Company Info

Cars.com, Inc. engages in the provision of an automotive marketplace platform and digital solutions that connect car shoppers with sellers. Its portfolio of brands includes Dealer Inspire, FUEL, DealerRater, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com. The company was founded by Mitch Golub, William Swislow, and T. Alex Vetter in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

News & Analysis

Featured Article

Cars.com (CARS) Q2 EPS Misses by 2%

Motley Fool Markets Team | Aug 7, 2025

Featured Article

Why Cars.com Stock Dropped on Thursday

Supply chain challenges are still projected to keep a lid on growth this year.

Demitri Kalogeropoulos | May 4, 2023

Why Cars.com Stock Is Rising 11% This Week

Rich Duprey | Feb 24, 2023

The online auto marketplace continues to surpass expectations.

Why Cars.com Stock Popped Today

Jeremy Bowman | Feb 23, 2023

The online auto marketplace beat estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Why Cars.com Shares Soared in November

Howard Smith | Dec 9, 2021

Several factors have contributed to market-trouncing gains for Cars.com since the start of November.

Here's Why Cars.com Stock Is Bucking the Trend Today

Howard Smith | Nov 26, 2021

On a big down day for the overall markets, the online automotive retailer's shares are soaring.

Why Cars.com Popped as Much as 23% Today

Howard Smith | Oct 15, 2020

The digital car-sales platform company was upgraded by analysts after it posted strong preliminary results for the third quarter.

Why Cars.com Stock Jumped 12% This Morning

Rich Smith | Sep 16, 2020

The company founder buys a few shares. Investors buy a lot more.

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Earnings Transcripts

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q2 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

CARS earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2022.

Motley Fool Transcribing | Aug 4, 2022

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q1 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

CARS earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2022.

Motley Fool Transcribing | May 5, 2022

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

CARS earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribing | Feb 25, 2022

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q3 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

CARS earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribing | Nov 5, 2021

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