Welcome to our dedicated page for Cars.Com SEC filings (Ticker: CARS), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as it operates its Cars Commerce platform for the automotive industry. These filings complement the company’s press releases and offer structured detail on financial performance, leadership changes, equity plans and other material events.
Investors can review Form 8-K filings in which Cars.com Inc. reports significant developments. Recent 8-Ks include disclosures about quarterly financial results, where the company furnishes press releases that discuss revenue, dealer customer counts, marketplace metrics such as average monthly unique visitors and traffic, and non-GAAP measures like adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, free cash flow and adjusted operating expenses. These filings explain how the company defines these metrics and how they relate to its operations and credit agreements.
Other 8-K filings address leadership and governance matters, such as the planned transition of the Chief Executive Officer role, the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer-Designate and the associated employment terms summarized in an offer letter. The company also reports the adoption of the Cars.com Inc. 2025 Inducement Equity Plan, which reserves shares of common stock for inducement awards to certain new or returning employees in accordance with NYSE rules. Additional filings note executive departures in roles such as Chief Product and Innovation Officer.
Over time, users can expect this page to surface Cars.com Inc.’s periodic reports such as annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which typically provide comprehensive financial statements, segment information, risk factors and management’s discussion and analysis. As new filings are posted to EDGAR, Stock Titan can present them with AI-powered summaries that highlight key points, helping readers quickly understand changes in revenue composition, dealer and marketplace metrics, capital allocation, equity compensation plans and executive transitions without reading every line of the underlying documents.
For those tracking insider and equity-related activity, this page can also be used to locate relevant filings linked from Cars.com Inc.’s disclosure history, including documents related to inducement equity awards and other stock-based compensation arrangements described in the company’s reports.
Cars.com Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on three items: electing eight directors, ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2026, and approving an advisory "say-on-pay" vote for executive compensation, all recommended "FOR" by the Board.
The proxy details a leadership transition as Tobias Hartmann became CEO and director on January 15, 2026, succeeding Alex Vetter. The Board will shrink from eleven to eight directors and remains majority independent, with separate chair and CEO roles and extensive ESG and risk oversight. For 2025, Cars.com reported revenue of $723.2 million, net income of $20.1 million (or $0.32 per diluted share), and Adjusted EBITDA of $211.1 million (29.2% of revenue). Executive pay emphasizes variable, at-risk compensation tied to revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, and prior say-on-pay support was 97%, indicating strong stockholder backing.
Cars.com Inc. announced a cost reduction program that will cut approximately 11% of full-time roles, including management and two executive positions. The company expects one-time charges of $8.5–$9 million, largely for severance and related employee costs, with most cash outflows completed in Q2 2026.
These actions are expected to deliver $25–$30 million in recurring annualized operating cost savings in 2027 and support 2026 profitability targets. Cars.com also raised its 2026 share repurchase target from $60-plus million to $90 million and reaffirmed Q1 2026 and full-year 2026 guidance for flat to modest revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA margins of 26–27% for Q1 and 29–30% for the year. As of April 8, 2026, it had repurchased about 2.9 million shares for $24 million, or 5% of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
CARS.COM INC ownership disclosure: BlackRock, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 4,173,915 shares of common stock, representing 7.1% of the class. The filing states BlackRock has sole voting power for 4,089,653 shares and sole dispositive power for 4,173,915 shares. The schedule is signed by a Managing Director on 04/07/2026.
Cars.com Inc Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 9) filed by The Vanguard Group reports 0 shares beneficially owned, representing 0% of Common Stock. The filing notes an internal realignment and states certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
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.