Every Form 4 that Cars.com Inc. (CARS) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow CARS and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CARS filings page.
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) 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. 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.
WIENER BRYAN reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Bryan Wiener received a grant of 18,267 restricted stock units (RSUs) on the company’s common stock as equity compensation. The RSUs were granted at no cash cost to him under the Cars.com Inc. Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and are subject to vesting conditions.
Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Cars.com common stock upon vesting. Following this award, Wiener’s direct holdings, including RSUs, total 108,211 shares of common stock. This is a compensation-related equity grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Hale Thomas E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Hale Thomas E received a grant of 18,267 restricted stock units (RSUs) of common stock on June 5, 2026. The RSUs were awarded at no cash cost and are subject to vesting conditions under the company’s Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. Following this grant, Hale directly holds 95,497 shares and RSUs in total, with each RSU representing the right to receive one share of Cars.com common stock.
Ross Jenell reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Ross Jenell reported a stock-based compensation grant of 18,267 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of common stock, under the company’s Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. Following this award, direct holdings total 87,745 shares, including RSUs, subject to vesting conditions.
Greenthal Jill A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Jill A. Greenthal received an equity award of 18,267 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSUs were granted at no cash cost to her and are subject to vesting conditions under the company’s Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Cars.com common stock. After this grant, Greenthal’s directly held and RSU-based interest in Cars.com totals 127,545 shares, reflecting her ongoing equity-based compensation as a board member.
Subramanian Bala reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Subramanian Bala received an equity award of 18,267 restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSUs were granted on 2026-06-05 under the Cars.com Inc. Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan at a grant price of $0.00 per unit, reflecting a compensation award rather than a market purchase.
Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Cars.com common stock, subject to vesting conditions. Following this grant, Bala’s direct holdings, including RSUs, total 126,578 shares of common stock. This filing reflects routine director compensation in stock-based form rather than an open-market trade.
McGovern Jr. Donald A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Donald A. McGovern Jr. received an award of 18,267 restricted stock units on common stock as compensation. The RSUs were granted at no cash price and are subject to vesting. Following this grant, he holds 110,900 shares and RSUs directly.
FORBES SCOTT E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. director Scott E. Forbes received a grant of 25,478 restricted stock units (RSUs) of common stock on June 5, 2026 under the company’s Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The RSUs are subject to vesting, and each RSU represents one share. Following this award, Forbes holds 218,866 shares, including RSUs, directly.
Cars.com Inc. director Ross Jenell reported an open-market purchase of 1,995 shares of common stock at an average price of $7.56 per share on March 13, 2026. After this trade, Ross directly owns 69,478 shares, a figure that includes restricted stock units noted in the footnotes.
Marks Angelique Strong reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. reported that Chief Legal Officer Angelique Strong Marks received an equity grant of 64,603 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units. The RSUs were granted at no cash cost and are subject to vesting conditions before becoming fully owned.
Cars.com Inc. Chief Commercial Officer Lisa Gosselin received a compensation-related grant of 124,282 shares of common stock on March 11, 2026. The award was made at no purchase price to her, reflecting a grant or other acquisition rather than an open-market buy.
Following this grant, she directly holds 209,455 shares of Cars.com common stock. Footnotes explain that the position includes restricted stock units granted under the company’s Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, each RSU representing a right to receive one share of common stock, and that these RSUs are subject to vesting conditions.
Hartmann Tobias reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. reported that CEO and director Tobias Hartmann received a grant of 344,150 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). These RSUs were granted under the Cars.com Inc. Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and are subject to vesting.
Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Cars.com common stock. Following this award, Hartmann’s directly held position, including RSUs, totals 577,977 shares, reflecting a compensation-related equity grant rather than an open‑market purchase.
Jain Sonia reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cars.com Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sonia Jain received a grant of 156,267 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the company’s Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The RSUs are subject to vesting, and each RSU represents one share of Cars.com common stock.
Following this award, Jain directly holds 399,433 shares of Cars.com, including RSUs. This is a compensation-related equity award rather than an open-market purchase or sale, designed to align the CFO’s interests with long-term shareholder value.
Cars.com Inc. reported insider equity changes for former director and CEO Thomas Alex Vetter. On March 2, 2026, he received a grant or award of 137,797 shares of common stock at $0.0000 per share, increasing his direct common stock holdings to 911,092 shares.
On the same date, the company retained (but did not issue) 71,665 and 67,444 underlying common shares at $8.54 per share to satisfy tax withholding tied to vesting of RSUs and PSUs, which is reported as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. The filing also updates multiple stock option positions, including holdings of 513,228, 290,994, and 263,119 options.
Cars.com Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sonia Jain reported equity compensation activity involving the company’s common stock. On March 2, 2026, she had 19,621 and 7,391 shares treated as "disposed" at $8.54 per share, but footnotes explain these shares were retained by the company to cover tax withholding on vested restricted stock units and performance-based units rather than sold in the market.
On the same date, she acquired 26,536 shares through a grant or award at no cost, including shares earned upon vesting of performance awards. After these transactions, her directly held and RSU-inclusive holdings, as reported in the filing’s totals, increased to 243,166 shares.
Cars.com Inc. Chief Commercial Officer Lisa Gosselin reported a tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), 8,256 shares of common stock were retained by the company to cover tax withholding obligations rather than being issued as shares, leaving her with 85,173 shares held directly, including RSUs.
Cars.com Inc.'s Chief Legal Officer, Angelique Strong Marks, reported a tax-related share disposition. On the reported date, 16,442 shares of common stock underlying vested restricted stock units were withheld by Cars.com Inc. to cover tax obligations, rather than being sold in the open market.
These shares were retained by the company and not issued, while Marks’ direct holdings after this transaction total 143,013 shares of common stock, including restricted stock units and 1,621 shares acquired through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Cars.com Inc. reported new equity awards to its CEO-designate following a transaction dated 12/22/2025. The executive received 233,827 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units granted under the Cars.com Inc. 2025 Inducement Equity Plan, at a stated price of $0.00 per unit. Each RSU converts into one share of common stock upon vesting.
The filing also shows a grant of 155,885 performance-based stock units with a conversion price of $0.00. These PSUs may settle in an equal number of common shares if specified stock performance goals are met and the executive continues in service through the vesting dates. The PSUs can vest in three equal installments tied to 30‑day average stock price goals of $15, $16 and $17 and dates of January 1, 2027, January 1, 2028 and December 31, 2028.
Cars.com Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sonia Jain reported a sale of 11,400 shares of Cars.com common stock. The transaction occurred on 12/17/2025 and is coded as an open market or private sale. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $13.45 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $13.26 to $13.63.
Following this transaction, Jain beneficially owns 243,642 shares of Cars.com common stock, which includes restricted stock units. Her ownership is reported as direct.
Cars.com Inc. disclosed that an executive officer reported a stock sale. The Chief Product Innovation Officer sold 27,358 shares of common stock on 12/02/2025 in an open-market transaction coded as a sale. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $12.03 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $11.90 to $12.11.
After this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 71,103 shares of Cars.com common stock, which the filing notes includes restricted stock units (RSUs). The form indicates it was filed by a single reporting person and is signed by an attorney-in-fact acting on the insider’s behalf.