{"id":906978,"date":"2025-11-06T14:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cars-com-reports-third-quarter-2025-results\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:23:47","slug":"cars-com-reports-third-quarter-2025-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cars-com-reports-third-quarter-2025-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars.com Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Achieved Record Total Revenue of $182 Million<\/span> and Dealer Revenue Growth of 2% Year-over-Year<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n Accelerating Marketplace Adoption Grew Customer Base +271 Year-over-Year to 19,526 Dealer Customers<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n Marketplace Supported Record Year-to-Date Traffic and the Launch of CarsonTM<\/sup> AI-Powered Search Features<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n Repurchased $64 Million<\/span> of Stock Year-to-Date, On Track with $70<\/span> to $90 Million<\/span> Target for FY25<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

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\n CHICAGO<\/span>
\n <\/span>, Nov. 6, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Cars.com Inc<\/a><\/u>.<\/a><\/b> (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<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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“We delivered record revenue in the third quarter as focused execution of our strategy drove a resurgence in Dealer revenue. Underpinning these strong results was another quarter of triple-digit growth in customer count and notable gains in the Cars.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0marketplace and AccuTrade. In particular, dealers are responding positively as we lead the industry on AI integration through features like Carson, our new AI shopping assistant, which is already powering millions of web searches and yielding a 2x improvement in visitor engagement,” said Alex Vetter<\/span>, Chief Executive Officer of Cars Commerce. “Looking ahead, we are confident in our ability to build upon these successes as we position our platform for sustainable growth and value creation.”<\/p>\n

\n Q3 2025 Financial Highlights<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

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\n (in thousands, except per share data)<\/i>
\n <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n Quarter Ended September 30,<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n 2025<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 2024<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n Change %<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n Total Revenue<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n $\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 181,573<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n $\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 179,651<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 1\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n Net income<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 7,658<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 18,719<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n (59\u00a0%)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n Adjusted net income<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 30,381<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 27,704<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 10\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n Adjusted EBITDA<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 54,631<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 51,131<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 7\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n Net income per diluted share<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 0.12<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 0.28<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n (56\u00a0%)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n Adjusted net income per diluted share<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 0.48<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 0.41<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 18\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n Q3 2025 Key Metrics and Operational Highlights<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

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\n (in millions, except dealer data)<\/i>
\n <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n Quarter Ended<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n September 30, <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n 2025<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n June 30, <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n 2025<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n September 30, <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n 2024\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n Change %<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n Q\/Q<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n Change %
Y\/Y<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Average Monthly Unique Visitors<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 25.5<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 26.6<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 24.5<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n (4\u00a0%)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 4\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Traffic (“Visits”)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 156.2<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 162.0<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 154.2<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n (4\u00a0%)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 1\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Monthly Average Revenue Per Dealer (“ARPD”)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n $\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,460<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n $\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,435<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n $\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,478<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 1\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n (1\u00a0%)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Dealer Customers<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 19,526<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 19,412<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 19,255<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 1\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n \n <\/td>\n\n

\n 1\u00a0%<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n