NYSE$CARS

Cars.com Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Cars.com Inc reported flat revenue and lower net income for the second quarter of 2025.

Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $178.7 million, essentially unchanged from the prior year. Net income declined to $7.0 million from $11.4 million, primarily due to the absence of prior-year contingent consideration gains. Dealer revenue remained the dominant segment at $158.5 million while traffic and unique visitors each rose 2%.

  • Total revenue held steady at $178.7 million with dealer revenue at 89% of the total.
  • Net income fell 38% to $7.0 million after the prior-year period included a $12.8 million contingent consideration gain.
  • Traffic increased 2% to 162.0 million visits and average monthly unique visitors rose 2% to 26.6 million.
  • Dealer customers reached 19,412 and monthly ARPD was $2,435.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$179M

Previous: $179M-0.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.11

Previous: $0.17-35.3%
Average Monthly Unique Visitors

26.6M

Previous: 26.1M+2.1%
Traffic

162.0M

Previous: 158.1M+2.5%
Monthly ARPD

$2.44K

Previous: $2.47K-1.6%
Dealer Customers

19.4K

Previous: 19.4K+0.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.34M

Previous: -$1.1M-204.1%
Net Income

$7.01M

Previous: $11.4M-38.4%
Operating Income

$15.2M

Previous: $9.52M+60.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$27.7M

Previous: $29.1M-4.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Cars.com · Revenue · Quarterly

$179M

Q2 2025-0.1%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cars.com · $179M total across 3 segments · Q2 2025

  • Dealer
    $158M
  • OEM and National
    $16.6M
  • Other
    $3.63M

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

22 / 40 earnings

Positive

+23.2%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-42.4%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2026+10.1%-5.8%-18.3%
Q4 2025-15.4%-23.3%-25.9%
Q3 2025+6.9%+9.3%+16.3%
Q1 2025-11.2%+0.3%-8.3%
Q4 2024-21.4%-19.9%-26.1%
Q3 2024+10.1%+15.1%+11.7%
Q2 2024-5.8%-0.8%-2.9%
Q1 2024+3.1%+5.5%+19.3%
Q4 2023-2.9%+2.5%-6.1%
Q3 2023+20.4%+24.8%+22.7%
Q2 2023-7.9%-6.9%-16.5%
Q1 2023-9.0%-6.4%-3.5%
Q4 2022+13.1%+10.4%+4.9%
Q3 2022+15.3%+16.3%+15.0%
Q2 2022+5.6%+10.2%+3.9%
Q1 2022-15.0%-22.2%-11.5%
Q4 2021+12.7%+13.1%+5.0%
Q3 2021+2.9%+2.5%+22.2%
Q2 2021+11.0%+14.8%+7.1%
Q1 2021+6.7%+2.1%+10.7%
Q4 2020-18.4%-1.0%-11.1%
Q3 2020-4.6%-5.5%+26.5%
Q2 2020+17.9%+27.1%+33.1%
Q1 2020+23.2%+28.3%+69.7%
Q4 2019-22.3%-25.2%-65.0%
Q3 2019+7.5%+6.2%+4.9%
Q2 2019-42.4%-49.9%-50.3%
Q1 2019+5.2%+9.3%-1.1%
Q4 2018-2.8%-6.5%-7.7%
Q3 2018-2.3%-2.5%-7.7%
Q2 2018-0.4%-2.8%-6.7%
Q1 2018-5.5%-7.0%-0.5%
Q4 2015+2.3%+5.3%+0.9%
Q3 2016-2.3%-1.1%+16.4%
Q3 2017-2.3%-1.1%+16.4%
Q2 2016+2.0%+2.2%+11.0%
Q2 2017+2.0%+2.2%+11.0%
Q4 2016+0.2%-5.6%-12.2%
Q1 2016+0.2%+4.4%-14.4%
Q1 2017+0.2%+4.4%-14.4%
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014

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