$12.65
1.77% yesterday
NYSE, Aug 11, 10:00 pm CET
ISIN
US14575E1055
Symbol
CARS

Cars.com, Inc. Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Cars.com, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
77%
Hold
15%
Sell
8%

Cars.com, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $15.56
Price $12.65
Potential
Number of Estimates 9
9 Analysts have issued a price target Cars.com, Inc. 2026 . The average Cars.com, Inc. target price is $15.56. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 13 analysts: 10 Analysts recommend Cars.com, Inc. to buy, 2 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Cars.com, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the Cars.com, Inc. stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2030

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Million $ 719.15 738.44
4.35% 2.68%
EBITDA Margin 22.34% 29.29%
2.00% 31.09%
Net Margin 6.70% 2.62%
61.01% 60.90%

9 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Cars.com, Inc. 2025 . The average Cars.com, Inc. sales estimate is

$738m
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. This is
2.85% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$765m 6.49%
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, the lowest is
$707m 1.56%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $719m 4.35%
2025
$738m 2.68%
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2026
$766m 3.71%
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2027
$789m 2.99%
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2028
$797m 1.04%
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2029
$812m 1.93%
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2030
$827m 1.78%
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9 Analysts have issued an Cars.com, Inc. EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Cars.com, Inc. EBITDA estimate is

$216m
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. This is
40.36% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$226m 46.94%
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, the lowest is
$203m 31.86%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $161m 2.27%
2025
$216m 34.59%
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2026
$226m 4.71%
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2027
$234m 3.20%
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2028
$236m 0.79%
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2029
$240m 2.08%
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2030
$245m 2.00%
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EBITDA Margin

2024 22.34% 2.00%
2025
29.29% 31.09%
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2026
29.57% 0.96%
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2027
29.63% 0.20%
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2028
29.55% 0.27%
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2029
29.60% 0.17%
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2030
29.66% 0.20%
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7 Cars.com, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Cars.com, Inc. net profit estimate is

$19.4m
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. This is
57.33% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$42.8m 5.68%
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, the lowest is
$8.1m 82.11%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $48.2m 59.31%
2025
$19.4m 59.80%
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2026
$35.1m 81.16%
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2027
$52.2m 48.76%
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Net Margin

2024 6.70% 61.01%
2025
2.62% 60.90%
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2026
4.58% 74.81%
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2027
6.62% 44.54%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2030

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 0.72 0.30
58.62% 58.33%
P/E 41.62
EV/Sales 1.63

7 Analysts have issued a Cars.com, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average Cars.com, Inc. EPS is

$0.30
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. This is
57.14% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is
$0.67 4.29%
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, the lowest is
$0.13 81.43%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $0.72 58.62%
2025
$0.30 58.33%
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2026
$0.55 83.33%
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2027
$0.82 49.09%
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2028
$1.34 63.41%
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2029
$1.50 11.94%
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P/E ratio

Current 18.07 60.27%
2025
41.62 130.31%
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2026
22.97 44.81%
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2027
15.44 32.78%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Cars.com, Inc. stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 1.67 23.39%
2025
1.63 2.57%
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2026
1.57 3.58%
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2027
1.52 2.91%
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2028
1.51 1.02%
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2029
1.48 1.90%
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2030
1.45 1.75%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.08 30.53%
2025
1.05 2.77%
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2026
1.02 3.57%
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2027
0.99 2.91%
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2028
0.98 1.02%
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2029
0.96 1.90%
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2030
0.94 1.76%
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