Cars.com Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of an automotive marketplace and dealer-technology platform. Its 8-K reports furnish operating and financial results, including revenue trends, profitability measures, cash flow, dealer metrics, marketplace activity, and share repurchase disclosures tied to the company’s capital-allocation program.
Proxy materials cover annual meeting matters, shareholder voting, board governance, executive compensation, equity awards, and leadership succession. Other material-event filings address executive changes, governance matters, capital-structure disclosure, and the formal reporting controls that frame Cars.com’s business as a NYSE-listed operating company.
Dimensional Fund Advisors reported beneficial ownership of 3,571,881 Cars.com Inc. common shares, equal to 6.7% of the class. It reported sole voting power over 3,515,371 shares and sole dispositive power over 3,571,881 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
Dimensional stated that the reported securities are owned by the Funds it advises and disclaimed beneficial ownership of them.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) announced a chief financial officer transition: Sonia Jain will cease serving as CFO effective November 6, 2026, and remain employed as an Executive Advisor through March 31, 2027. During that transition period, she will receive $250,000 and remain eligible for customary employee benefits; after the period, she will be entitled to severance under the Executive Severance Plan.
Trent Ziegler becomes CFO-designate effective October 19, 2026, and will assume the CFO role November 6, succeeding Jain. His disclosed package includes a $475,000 annual base salary, an annual bonus target of 80% of base salary (pro-rated for 2026), RSU grants with a target value of $3,500,000 vesting in equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date, and a one-time $275,000 signing bonus. He also will be eligible for other executive compensation and benefits programs, including executive severance programs.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) director Donald A. McGovern Jr. reported selling 8,000 shares of Cars.com common stock on 2026-08-20 in a sale classified as a non-derivative open-market or private transaction. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $12.25 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $12.25 to $12.27. Following this sale, McGovern directly holds 102,900 shares of Cars.com common stock, a figure that includes RSUs. The filing does not indicate that the transaction was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) received a notice that Donald A. McGovern, identified as an affiliate, plans to sell up to 8,000 shares of Cars.com common stock under Rule 144 through Merrill Lynch on the NYSE. The shares relate to restricted stock units (RSUs) dated June 1, 2023.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) reported that Marks Angelique Strong, its Chief Legal Officer, sold 57,980 shares of common stock on 2026-08-17 in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $11.94 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $11.83 to $12.05. Following this sale, she directly holds 149,636 shares of Cars.com common stock, which include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Cars.com Inc. filed a notice relating to potential sales of its common stock. The disclosure lists activity through Merrill Lynch involving 57,980 units of common stock with an aggregate amount of $689,772.98, with sales referenced in connection with the NYSE and an approximate sale date around August 17, 2026.
The filing also references prior common stock activity tied to restricted stock units (RSUs) of Cars.com, including quantities of 21,493, 15,856, and 20,631 units associated with dates in 2025 and 2026, each described as settled in cash.
Cars.com Inc. reported higher profitability on essentially flat sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue was $179,934 (in thousands), up 1% year over year, as 3% growth in dealer revenue offset double‑digit declines in OEM and other revenue streams.
Quarterly net income rose to $14,263 (in thousands) from $7,009, and first‑half net income increased to $19,241 from $4,996, aided by lower operating expenses and a 34% reduction in depreciation and amortization. Basic EPS for the quarter improved to $0.26 from $0.11.
Operating cash flow was stable at $55,620 for the first half. Cash and cash equivalents were $33.3 million with $300.0 million of revolver capacity available, against $450.0 million of total debt, yielding a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio of 0.08x and an Interest Coverage Ratio of 7.20x. The company repurchased and retired 6.2 million shares for $57.3 million year to date under its $250.0 million authorization, leaving $116.6 million remaining, and executed an 11% workforce reduction that generated $8.5 million of severance expense.
Cars.com Inc. reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $179.9 million, up 1% year-over-year, with Marketplace revenue growing over 7% for its fastest quarterly pace since 2021. Net income rose to $14.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA to $53.0 million, a 29.4% margin that exceeded the 28–29% guidance range as total operating expenses fell 7%.
OEM and National revenue declined 18% year-over-year to $13.6 million, in line with expectations for weaker OEM advertising. Average Monthly Unique Visitors decreased to 22.8 million and Traffic to 143.0 million, while Monthly Average Revenue Per Dealer increased to $2,500 and dealer customers remained roughly stable at 19,343. For the first six months, net cash from operations was $55.6 million and Free cash flow $43.5 million; total debt was $450.0 million with liquidity of $333.3 million.
The company repurchased 3.7 million shares for $37 million in the quarter and 6.2 million shares for $57 million year-to-date, more than 10% of prior-year-end shares, leaving $116.6 million under its authorization expiring February 2028. For third-quarter 2026, revenue is expected to be flat to up 2% year-over-year with Adjusted EBITDA margin of 28.5–29.5%. Full-year 2026 guidance is reaffirmed for revenue flat to up 2% and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 29.0–30.0%.
Cars.com Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sonia Jain reported open-market sales of common stock in two transactions. She sold 52,579 shares at a weighted average price of $9.56 per share on June 11, 2026, and 34,021 shares at a weighted average price of $9.49 per share on June 12, 2026. The prices reflect multiple trades within disclosed ranges around each average. Following these sales, she directly owns 312,833 shares of Cars.com common stock, a position that includes RSUs.
CARS.COM notice of proposed sale: a Form 144 filing records a sale of 52,579 shares of Common Stock by Sonia Jain on 06/11/2026, with proceeds shown as $500,379.79. The broker listed is Merrill Lynch and the filing entry is dated 06/12/2026.