Cars.com Inc. (CARS) intrinsic value & 10-year financials
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) has no Graham intrinsic value right now because the formula needs positive earnings. Over the last 10 fiscal years revenue grew 1.5% a year to $723.2M, with an average return on invested capital of -3.7%.
- Graham intrinsic value
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- Share price (Oct 17, 2026)
- $10.21
- Market cap
- $645.9M
- Revenue (FY2025)
- $723.2M
- Revenue growth (10-yr CAGR)
- 1.5%
- ROIC (10-yr avg)
- -3.7%
- Free cash flow (FY2025)
- $147.4M
CARS 10-year financial history
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | EPS (diluted) | Free cash flow | Operating margin | ROIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $723.2M | $20.1M | $0.32 | $147.4M | 8.3% | 3.9% |
| FY2024 | $719.2M | $48.2M | $0.72 | $149.5M | 7.4% | 4.4% |
| FY2023 | $689.2M | $118.4M | $1.74 | $135.4M | 7.9% | 6.0% |
| FY2022 | $653.9M | $17.2M | $0.25 | $108.8M | 10.1% | 6.0% |
| FY2021 | $623.7M | $7.7M | $0.11 | $118.8M | 7.8% | 4.6% |
| FY2020 | $547.5M | -$817.1M | -$12.15 | $121.9M | -162.1% | -57.6% |
| FY2019 | $606.7M | -$445.3M | -$6.65 | $80.2M | -73.5% | -20.4% |
| FY2018 | $662.1M | $38.8M | $0.55 | $149.3M | 12.7% | 2.5% |
| FY2017 | $626.3M | $224.4M | $3.13 | $153.2M | 21.4% | 6.0% |
| FY2016 | $633.1M | $176.4M | $2.46 | $189.5M | 27.9% | 7.3% |
Source: annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR. Figures in USD.
Executive summary
Cars.com Inc. has demonstrated mature, steady growth, with revenue compounding at 1.5% annually over the past decade.
Cars.com Inc. has historically struggled to out-earn its cost of capital, averaging just -5.0% ROIC.
Over the decade, Cars.com Inc. shows that management has aggressively returned capital to shareholders by retiring 11.6% of outstanding shares.
Benjamin Graham lens
Under Benjamin Graham's formula using SEC EDGAR fundamentals, Cars.com Inc. is modeled at -20.3% normalized earnings growth with a 5.1% bond-yield adjustment. The resulting Graham intrinsic value estimate is $-8.85 per share.