---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-104575"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CARS"
cik: "0001683606"
company_name: "Cars.com Inc."
filed_at: "2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T17:48:13.747258+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cars.com Q2 revenue flat at $178.7M, net income down 38%, raises buyback target

## Summary
- Revenue $178.7M flat YoY; net income $7.0M down 38% from $11.4M; adjusted EPS $0.41 vs $0.38.
- Adjusted EBITDA $50.9M (28.5% margin) at high end; reaffirms FY29%-31% margin guidance.
- Dealer customers 19,412, best sequential growth in 3+ years (+162 QoQ); ARPD $2,435.
- Repurchased 2.1M shares for $23.1M in Q2; raises FY2025 buyback target to $70-$90M.
- H2 2025 outlook: low-single digit revenue growth; Free cash flow H1 $41.8M (prior $56.4M).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-104575
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CARS
- cik: 0001683606
- company_name: Cars.com Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000095017025104575/0000950170-25-104575-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000095017025104575/cars-20250807.htm

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