NYSE · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · USA
Cars.com is a small cap company (market value between $300 million and $2 billion) in the Internet Content & Information industry.
Cars.com is a technology platform that connects consumers with dealerships across the U.S. through its flagship marketplace, offering AI-powered shopping tools, vehicle reviews, and content. The company provides an interconnected ecosystem of products including marketplace subscriptions, dealer websites, trade and appraisal tools, and media solutions to help dealers and OEMs reach in-market shoppers and improve operational efficiency.
From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)
Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Cars.com stock.
Overvalued: intrinsic value $8.20 per share, market price $10.54, margin of safety -28.5% (as of 2026-10-20).
Discounting its cash flows at 9.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $8.20; the price of $10.54 is 29% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score: 58/100 on 12 of 12 signals (Weak Signal).
17 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.
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13 more in this industry show a wider margin of safety.
CARS is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-20 close). Discounting its cash flows at 9.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $8.20; the price of $10.54 is 29% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.
$8.20 per share (as of the 2026-10-20 close), against a market price of $10.54. That is a margin of safety of -28.5%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.
58 out of 100, which we rate "Weak Signal", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.