Earnings calendar/CARS
Cars.com Inc. (CARS)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Nov 5, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$0.54
Street estimate
Revenue target
$183.4M
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$0.47
Beat rate last 4: 0%
Latest EPS YoY
+24.4%
vs 2025-08-07
Latest revenue YoY
+0.7%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$181.4M
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
0%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
Aug 6, 2026
EPS miss
EPS actual / est
$0.51 / $0.51
-0.6%
Revenue actual / est
$179.9M / $180.5M
-0.3%
Result
Below target
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/2026upcoming | $0.54 | Pending | — | $183.4M | Pending | — |
| 8/6/2026 | $0.51 | $0.51 | -0.6% | $180.5M | $179.9M | -0.3% |
| 5/7/2026 | $0.48 | $0.45 | -6.2% | $180.2M | $180.2M | +0.0% |
| 2/26/2026 | $0.56 | $0.44 | -21.4% | $183.5M | $183.9M | +0.2% |
| 11/6/2025 | $0.50 | $0.48 | -4.0% | $181.4M | $181.6M | +0.1% |
| 8/7/2025 | $0.46 | $0.41 | -10.9% | $179.5M | $178.7M | -0.4% |
| 5/8/2025 | $0.49 | $0.37 | -24.8% | $179.7M | $179.0M | -0.4% |
| 2/27/2025 | $0.52 | $0.49 | -5.8% | $183.8M | $180.4M | -1.8% |
| 11/7/2024 | $0.44 | $0.41 | -6.8% | $179.8M | $179.7M | -0.1% |
| 8/8/2024 | $0.47 | $0.38 | -19.1% | $181.8M | $178.9M | -1.6% |
| 5/9/2024 | $0.09 | $0.01 | -88.9% | $179.4M | $180.2M | +0.4% |
| 2/22/2024 | $0.16 | $0.12 | -25.0% | $178.4M | $179.6M | +0.7% |
| 11/2/2023 | $0.10 | $0.07 | -30.0% | $172.8M | $174.3M | +0.9% |
| 8/3/2023 | $0.10 | $1.37 | +1270.0% | $169.0M | $168.2M | -0.5% |
| 5/4/2023 | $0.06 | $0.17 | +183.3% | $166.9M | $167.1M | +0.1% |
| 2/23/2023 | $0.19 | $0.15 | -21.1% | $165.8M | $168.2M | +1.5% |
| 11/3/2022 | $0.11 | $-0.04 | -136.4% | $164.6M | $164.6M | -0.0% |
| 8/3/2022 | $0.27 | $0.08 | -69.8% | $161.9M | $162.9M | +0.6% |
| 5/5/2022 | $0.39 | $0.06 | -84.7% | $157.6M | $158.2M | +0.4% |
| 2/24/2022 | $0.43 | $-0.09 | -120.9% | $158.5M | $158.3M | -0.1% |