Cars.com Inc.
CARS- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- SEC CIK
- 0001683606
In the last 90 days, Cars.com Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 3 sales; 198 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $606.2M in total; no superinvestor holds it.
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 12, 2026
- $669.2M
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $1.09M in total
- 3
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, −8 vs. previous quarter
- 198
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $606.2M
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 0
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $723.2M
- +0.6% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $20.1M
- −58.4% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $147.4M
- −1.5% year over year
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $181.9M
- +0.2% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
- Short interest
- 8.09M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- −162.9K
- −2.0% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 12.29
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding CARS, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tabNo superinvestor reported holding CARS at the end of Q2 2026.
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by Cars.com Inc. insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2026 (view filing)2:00 PM ET | Nov 9 | 3 days | Gosselin LisaChief Commercial Officer | SSale | −22.9K | $13.25 | −$303.3K | −10.9%186.6K after | |
| Aug 24, 2026 (view filing)5:00 PM ET | Aug 20 | 4 days | McGovern Jr. Donald A.Director | SSale | −8.00K | $12.25 | −$98.0K | −7.2%102.9K after | |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)5:00 PM ET | Aug 17 | 2 days | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | SSale | −58.0K | $11.94 | −$692.3K | −27.9%149.6K after | |
| Jun 15, 2026 (view filing) | Jun 11-12 | 4 days | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | SSale | −86.6K | $9.53 | −$825.5K | −21.7%312.8K after | 2 lots |
| Mar 16, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 13 | 3 days | Ross JenellDirector | PPurchase | +2.00K | $7.56 | +$15.1K | +3.0%69.5K after | |
| Dec 19, 2025 (view filing) | Dec 17 | 2 days | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | SSale | −11.4K | $13.45 | −$153.3K | −4.5%243.6K after | 10b5-1 |
| Dec 4, 2025 (view filing) | Dec 2 | 2 days | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | SSale | −27.4K | $12.03 | −$329.1K | −27.8%71.1K after | |
| Aug 12, 2025 (view filing) | Aug 8 | 4 days | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | SSale | −15.0K | $11.77 | −$176.6K | −13.2%98.5K after | |
| May 12, 2025 (view filing) | May 9 | 3 days | Vetter Thomas AlexCEO | PPurchase | +27.9K | $10.75 | +$299.6K | +3.4%844.9K after | 2 lots |
| Dec 4, 2024 (view filing) | Dec 2 | 2 days | Greenthal Jill ADirector | SSale | −11.0K | $19.85 | −$218.2K | −10.8%91.0K after |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 198 holdersThe largest institutional positions in Cars.com Inc. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC | 8,384,750 | $91.7M | 0.00% | −409,772−4.7% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 4,169,181 | $45.6M | 0.00% | −136,895−3.2% | Reduced |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | 4,008,218 | $43.8M | 3.12% | +51,600+1.3% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,352,529 | $36.7M | 0.01% | −48,994−1.4% | Reduced |
| Hill Path Capital LP | 2,481,032 | $27.1M | 1.42% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 2,370,732 | $25.9M | 0.04% | −27,598−1.2% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2,339,620 | $25.6M | 0.00% | −135,283−5.5% | Reduced |
| Breach Inlet Capital Management, LLC | 2,197,445 | $24.0M | 8.01% | +73,261+3.4% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 2,139,090 | $23.4M | 0.01% | +325,762+18.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1,577,389 | $17.6M | 0.00% | +50,096+3.3% | Added |
Holders of 5% or more of CARS
See all 4 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Cars.com Inc..
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13G/A | 7.10%4.17M shares | −6.70 ppfrom 13.80% | Jul 17, 20252 filings | Apr 7, 2026 | SEC |
| Acmgmt, LLC | 13G/A | 7.00%4.10M shares | +1.80 ppfrom 5.20% | Mar 30, 20213 filings | May 8, 2026 | SEC |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 13G/A | 6.70%3.57M shares | +1.70 ppfrom 5.00% | Feb 12, 20216 filings | Oct 8, 2026 | SEC |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | 13G | 5.90%3.45M shares | New | Mar 6, 20261 filing | Mar 6, 2026 | SEC |