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CARS Stock — Cars.com Inc.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS)
Updated October 16, 2026.
CARS is a Stock. Total return is -58.6% over the past 9.4 years, 332.2 points behind SPY at 273.6%.
Cars.com Inc. is a technology company that operates an automotive marketplace and provides digital solutions to dealers and manufacturers, including inventory merchandising tools, reputation management, financing platforms, dealer websites, and targeted media advertising across search, social, and display channels. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. Cars.com may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to digital transformation in the automotive retail sector.
CARS performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is -58.6% over the past 9.4 years, 332.2 points behind SPY at 273.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.9%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -11.4% | — |
| 3M | -17.1% | — |
| 6M | -0.3% | — |
| YTD | -16.3% | — |
| 1Y | -2.3% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -20.30% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | -15.30% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -3.60% |
| Since inception (9.4 years) | -58.6% | -8.90% |
CARS key facts
- Asset type
- Stock
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 05/18/2017
- Distribution frequency
- None
- Last close
- $10.21 (as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $546,569,010
- Average volume
- 749828.0
- Beta
- 1.591
- Payout ratio
- 0.0%
- P/E ratio
- 17.91
- Forward P/E
- 4.4803
- EPS
- $0.57
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
CARS risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 43.9%.
Who may consider CARS — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CARS does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does CARS pay monthly?
No. CARS does not currently distribute.
When does CARS pay a dividend?
CARS does not currently distribute.
How has CARS performed?
Total return is -58.6% over the past 9.4 years, 332.2 points behind SPY at 273.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.9%.
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