Cars.com

CARS

Market cap $694M

New Cars.com Research Shows 44% of Consumers Opt to Use AI-powered Car Search Tools  CHICAGO , Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful launch of its AI-powered search experience Carson™, car shopping marketplace  Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) today released findings from its "AI in Car Shopping Consumer Survey¹," revealing that AI is transforming how Americans shop for vehicles. The survey, conducted among in-market shoppers and recent vehicle buyers, demonstrates strong consumer confidence in AI technology, with 44% of consumers opting to use AI-powered car search tools on marketplaces like Cars.com to shop for a car.

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Cars.com Inc. ( CARS ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 9:00 AM EST Company Participants Katherine Chen - Vice President of Investor Relations Alex Vetter - Co-Founder, CEO & Director Sonia Jain - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Thomas White - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division Gary Prestopino - Barrington Research Associates, Inc., Research Division Rajat Gupta - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Marvin Fong - BTIG, LLC, Research Division Naved Khan - B.

The headline numbers for Cars.com (CARS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Cars.com (CARS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.48 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.5 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.41 per share a year ago.

Cars.com Leverages AI to Help its 25 Million Monthly Shoppers¹ Find the Perfect Car CHICAGO , Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Car shopping marketplace  Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) today announced the launch of Carson™, a new multilingual AI-powered search experience that converts conversational queries into targeted search results, eliminating the need for complex filter-based navigation, helping undecided shoppers navigate between brands and lifestyle decisions. Carson is also inspiring deeper engagement from car shoppers.

Achieved Record Total Revenue of $182 Million and Dealer Revenue Growth of 2% Year-over-Year Accelerating Marketplace Adoption Grew Customer Base +271 Year-over-Year to 19,526 Dealer Customers Marketplace Supported Record Year-to-Date Traffic and the Launch of CarsonTM AI-Powered Search Features Repurchased $64 Million of Stock Year-to-Date, On Track with $70 to $90 Million Target for FY25 CHICAGO , Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --  Cars.com Inc . (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Average new-car prices hold near $49,000 for the last two years as U.S.-built inventory climbs to 56% of dealer supply CHICAGO , Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a " Cars Commerce Inc ."), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its Q3 2025 Industry Insights Report , analyzing how incentives, inventory management and policy changes shaped auto market performance in the third quarter.

CHICAGO , Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a " Cars Commerce Inc " or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m.