Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) misses Q3 2026 revenue estimates
Online new and used car marketplace Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) in Q3 2026, with revenue flat year on year at $181.9 million. Its ...
Model output · Signal date 2026-11-06
Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) Stock Forecast Nov. 6, 2026
Analysis updated on Nov. 6, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
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Rank correlation · 90D
55.0%
Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap
$715M
small-cap · #34 of 60 peers
Summary
Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) stock forecast summary
Our AI scores Cars.Com Inc. every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
Cars.Com Inc. is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $715M. It ranks number 34 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For CARS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 55.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 24.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-11-06
How CARS ranks among 5150 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Fundamentals · 2026-09-30
Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $715M | 34/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 26.70x | 15/29 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.59x | 36/48 |
| EPS | $0.50 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $8.38 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $13.56 | – |
| FCF/Share | $2.81 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 10.4% | 16/39 |
| Operating Margin | 13.1% | 10/46 |
| EBT Margin | 8.9% | 15/47 |
| Tax Rate | 33.4% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.03x | 23/51 |
| D/E Ratio | 1.28x | 24/51 |
| Financial Leverage | 2.28x | 21/45 |
| Working Capital | $113M | 25/51 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $152M | 22/49 |
| Free Cash Flow | $151M | 19/35 |
| Capital Spending | -$1M | 6/35 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 5.0% | 20/31 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 7.8% | 14/27 |
| FCF/Sales | 20.7% | 14/35 |
| CapEx/Sales | 0.2% | 32/35 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.71x | 19/33 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.4x | 28/36 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 21.7x | 18/36 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 68 days | 9/36 |
Income Statement
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $726M | 26/38 |
| Operating Income | $95M | 16/48 |
| SG&A Expense | $360M | 24/43 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | CARS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 54M | – |
| EPS Growth | -10.7% | 17/24 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $224M | 21.8% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $65M | 6.3% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $135M | 13.2% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $576M | 56.2% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $78M | 7.6% of assets |
Quarterly Financial Reports
CARS quarterly financials and insider trading
Industry Peers · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Cars.Com Inc. (Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| CARS Cars.Com Inc. | $715M | |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc | $119.75B | |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. | $49.94B | |
| VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. | $29.48B | |
| TOST Toast, Inc. | $20.32B | |
| RDDT Reddit, Inc. | $18.30B | |
| HNGE Hinge Health, Inc. | $9.34B | |
| BILI Bilibili Inc. | $6.12B | |
| RNG Ringcentral, Inc. | $6.09B | |
| PEGA Pegasystems Inc | $5.30B | |
| APLD Applied Digital Corp. | $4.70B | |
| JOYY Joyy Inc. | $4.12B | |
| FA First Advantage Corp | $4.04B | |
| QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc. | $3.94B | |
| LIF Life360, Inc. | $3.86B | |
| LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc. | $3.07B | |
| CARG Cargurus, Inc. | $3.01B | |
| ATHM Autohome Inc. | $2.38B | |
| RAMP Liveramp Holdings, Inc. | $2.34B | |
| DXC Dxc Technology Co | $2.31B | |
| FIVN Five9, Inc. | $2.10B | |
| GLOB Globant S.A. | $2.08B | |
| EVTC Evertec, Inc. | $2.00B | |
| INFQ Infleqtion, Inc. | $2.00B | |
| CLVT Clarivate Plc | $1.55B | |
| HAWK Hawkeye 360, Inc. | $1.45B | |
| INOD Innodata Inc | $1.27B | |
| UPWK Upwork, Inc | $1.25B | |
| GDRX Goodrx Holdings, Inc. | $1.20B | |
| LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc. | $1.02B | |
| PLTK Playtika Holding Corp. | $881M | |
| TASK Taskus, Inc. | $833M | |
| SHAZ Sharonai Holdings Inc. | $781M | |
| YEXT Yext, Inc. | $757M | |
| DDI Doubledown Interactive Co., Ltd. | $673M | |
| IBEX Ibex Ltd | $658M | |
| SOPH Sophia Genetics Sa | $569M | |
| NRDS Nerdwallet, Inc. | $504M | |
| OOMA Ooma Inc | $497M | |
| BRUN Boost Run Inc. | $484M | |
| GRVY Gravity Co., Ltd. | $467M | |
| EGHT 8x8 Inc /De/ | $308M | |
| TRVG Trivago N.V. | $265M | |
| GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc. | $249M | |
| FIRY Firy Inc. | $179M | |
| MOVE Corvex, Inc. | $166M | |
| FCCN Spectral Capital Corp | $158M | |
| TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/ | $133M | |
| TRAK Repositrak, Inc. | $126M | |
| SSTK Shutterstock, Inc. | $110M | |
| QMLS Qumulusai, Inc. | $90M | |
| CAST Freecast, Inc. | $68M | |
| BHIC Bioscience Health Innovations, Inc. | $65M | |
| AIAI Aiai Holdings Corp | $64M | |
| VERI Veritone, Inc. | $48M | |
| DTCX Datacentrex, Inc. | $40M | |
| SJ Scienjoy Holding Corp | $36M | |
| PHUN Phunware, Inc. | $35M | |
| GMHS Gamehaus Holdings Inc. | $34M | |
| DGNX Diginex Ltd | $34M |
Where CARS sits on the market map
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News
Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) stock news
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Cars' Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Thursday, February 26, ...
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Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Cars.Com Inc. (CARS) stock forecast?
Our AI scores Cars.Com Inc. every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Cars.Com Inc. stock predictions?
For CARS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 55.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 24.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Cars.Com Inc. forecasts updated?
Cars.Com Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
Which companies are Cars.Com Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, CARS included, share the SEC industry code Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation. The largest are: Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP), Workday, Inc. (WDAY), Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK), Toast, Inc. (TOST), Reddit, Inc. (RDDT), Hinge Health, Inc. (HNGE).
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