Cars.Com Inc (CARS) valuation
Cars.Com P/E ratio history
Cars.Com trades at 19.7 times its earnings over the last twelve months and 5.2 times the earnings analysts expect over the next twelve. At its last 7 fiscal year ends its P/E ranged from 9.2 (year to Dec 2017) to 107.3 (year to Dec 2021), with a median of 38.1.
| Fiscal year ended | Price | EPS | P/E | Forward P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | $12.20 | $0.32 | 38.1 | 5.7 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $17.33 | $0.72 | 24.1 | 7.9 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $18.97 | $1.74 | 10.9 | — |
| Dec 31, 2022 | $13.77 | $0.25 | 55.1 | — |
| Dec 31, 2021 | $16.09 | $0.15 | 107.3 | 8.7 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | $11.30 | -$12.21 | n/m | — |
| Dec 31, 2019 | $12.22 | -$6.66 | n/m | — |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $21.50 | $0.56 | 38.4 | — |
| Dec 31, 2017 | $28.84 | $3.13 | 9.2 | — |
n/m: not meaningful (a loss, or earnings close to zero). The daily P/E line is a chart indicator in the app.
Cars.Com valuation against its peers
| Company | Market value | P/E | Forward P/E | Price / sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cars.ComCARS | $628M | 19.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Reservoir MediaRSVR | $625M | 73.2 | 13.0 | 3.5 |
| Shenandoah TelecommunicationsSHEN | $563M | — | — | 1.5 |
| Entravision Communications Corp ClEVC | $561M | 304.5 | — | 0.8 |
| PubmaticPUBM | $738M | — | 23.8 | 2.6 |
| ScholasticSCHL | $741M | 28.1 | 24.6 | 0.5 |
| Playtika HoldingPLTK | $753M | — | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| MarcusMCS | $819M | 33.2 | — | 1.0 |
| FubotvFUBO | $820M | — | 37.1 | 0.2 |
| Peer median | 53.2 | 23.8 | 0.9 |
Reading these multiples
The P/E divides the share price by earnings per share over the last twelve months; the forward P/E divides it by the earnings analysts expect over the next twelve. Price to sales compares the company's market value with its revenue over the last twelve months. A multiple reads differently from one industry to the next, so the peer group above is the fairer comparison.
See also: CARS financials · CARS returns
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Figures as of the close on Oct 30, 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Prices are split adjusted; returns include dividends reinvested. Data may be delayed. See the disclaimer and how TrendArc works.