The earnings call presented a mixed sentiment with strong performance in audience growth, dealer count, and product adoption, particularly in the Dealer Club and AccuTrade segments. However, these highlights were counterbalanced by revenue decline, uncertainty in OEM ad spending, and pressured dealer revenue. The suspension of full-year revenue guidance further reflected the uncertainties faced by the company.

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Q2 2025

During the Cars.com First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call, the company provided detailed guidance on various financial metrics and strategic initiatives. The company reported a revenue of $179 million, aligning with their guidance range, and highlighted an adjusted EBITDA that exceeded expectations by over a point. Strong free cash flow enabled a share repurchase of $22 million, surpassing capital return commitments. The dealer count increased to 19,250, reflecting the best sequential organic customer growth since mid-2022. The company highlighted the addition of over 100 new website customers and an increase in AccuTrade appraisals by 16% quarter over quarter, reaching 813,000 appraisals. Cars.com also noted a record 29 million average monthly unique visitors, with overall traffic up 1% year over year, adjusted for a leap day in 2024. While the OEM business grew by 6% year over year, the company expressed caution due to potential shifts in dealer and OEM ad spending, leading to the suspension of full-year revenue guidance until visibility improves. Despite this uncertainty, Cars.com reaffirmed its adjusted EBITDA margin guidance for fiscal 2025 between 29-31%, supported by strong consumer engagement and product innovation.

Record Unique Visitors

The Cars.com marketplace reached a record 29 million average monthly unique visitors in Q1, with overall traffic of 70 million visits, marking a 1% year-over-year increase after adjusting for an extra leap day in 2024.

Strong Growth in Dealer Club and AccuTrade

Dealer Club increased active users by 60% in its first two months of integration, and AccuTrade appraisal volume was up 16% quarter over quarter, with over 813,000 appraisals conducted in Q1.

OEM Business Growth

OEM business grew 6% year over year, indicating the value automakers place on the high-quality end market audience provided by Cars.com.

Share Repurchase and Cash Flow

Cars.com repurchased $22 million of shares during Q1, and strong free cash flow was noted, supporting capital return commitments for the year.

Successful Dealer Growth

Dealer count rose to 19,250 dealers, marking the best quarter of sequential organic customer growth since mid-2022.

Cars (CARS) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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CARS Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Aug 07, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.42 / -	0.38	―	―	―
May 08, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.49 / 0.37	0.43	-13.95% (-0.06)
Feb 27, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.56 / 0.49	0.813	-39.73% (-0.32)
Nov 07, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.45 / 0.41	0.64	-35.94% (-0.23)
Aug 08, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.45 / 0.38	1.902	-80.02% (-1.52)
May 09, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.49 / 0.43	0.518	-16.99% (-0.09)
Feb 22, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.45 / 0.81	0.163	398.77% (+0.65)
Nov 02, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.41 / 0.64	0.601	6.49% (+0.04)
Aug 03, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.46 / 1.90	0.507	275.15% (+1.40)
May 04, 2023	2023 (Q1)	0.44 / 0.52	0.495	4.65% (+0.02)

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CARS Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
May 08, 2025	$11.32	$10.05	-11.22%
Feb 27, 2025	$15.30	$12.03	-21.37%
Nov 07, 2024	$16.81	$17.85	+6.19%
Aug 08, 2024	$17.86	$16.79	-5.99%

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FAQ

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Cars.com, Inc. (CARS) is schdueled to report earning on Aug 07, 2025, Before Open (Confirmed).

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Cars.com, Inc. (CARS) earnings time is at Aug 07, 2025, Before Open (Confirmed).

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CARS EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q2) is 0.42.

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