Cars.com CARS Peer Comparison

NYSE CARS
$13.39 +0.02 (+0.15%)
As of: Nov 11, 2026 · 10:43 AM EST
Peer Comparison

323 Comparable Companies

Industry Group Internet Platforms

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) is the 123rd largest of 323 Internet Platforms companies by market capitalisation, at 703.28 Mn, behind Sabre at 714.70 Mn. It trades on a P/E of 16.71, 6% below the peer median of 17.75. The table below compares all 323 on 7 financial metrics, including companies with a secondary business in the group.

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# Symbol Company Industry Mkt Cap Price Chg % 1Y P/E P/S Enterprise Value
1 AAPL 2nd Apple Digital Marketplaces 5.06 Tn 348.51 -0.62% +29.35% 38.66 10.58 4.81 Tn
2 MSFT 2nd Microsoft Video Games 3.96 Tn 533.16 -2.20% +5.37% 27.76 11.43 3.90 Tn
3 GOOGL Alphabet Digital Advertising 3.52 Tn 287.38 -0.36% -0.94% 14.97 7.48 3.26 Tn
4 AMZN 2nd Amazon Com Digital Marketplaces 2.98 Tn 270.87 +1.38% +9.05% 21.70 3.90 2.48 Tn
5 META Meta Platforms Social Media 1.64 Tn 641.39 +0.00% +1.52% 21.75 6.79 1.30 Tn
6 NFLX Netflix Streaming 259.77 Bn 63.26 -1.08% -43.52% 17.71 5.22 221.06 Bn
7 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Digital Marketplaces 238.46 Bn 102.67 -2.55% -38.11% 22.63 1.58 60.53 Bn
8 SHOP Shopify E-commerce Software 188.67 Bn 146.61 -3.58% -7.72% 88.74 13.32 173.82 Bn
9 UBER Uber Technologies Ride-Hailing and Delivery 142.87 Bn 70.06 -1.53% -25.55% 41.21 2.53 114.08 Bn
10 APP AppLovin Digital Advertising 131.04 Bn 395.51 -3.53% -39.28% 26.32 17.22 119.57 Bn
11 SPOT Spotify Technology Streaming 124.73 Bn 605.96 -0.54% -2.72% 36.18 5.71 81.65 Bn
12 BKNG Booking Holdings Digital Marketplaces 119.44 Bn 159.26 -2.59% -19.70% 16.64 4.25 53.19 Bn
13 PDD PDD Holdings Digital Marketplaces 113.02 Bn 79.40 -1.37% -42.52% 7.84 1.74 -131.03 Bn
14 ABNB Airbnb Digital Marketplaces 110.08 Bn 186.90 -1.78% +55.49% 34.33 7.90 62.41 Bn
15 NTES NetEase Video Games 81.74 Bn 128.03 -1.25% -8.75% 18.34 4.89 40.62 Bn
16 DASH DoorDash Ride-Hailing and Delivery 77.71 Bn 178.25 -1.50% -12.66% 72.84 4.55 55.35 Bn
17 MELI Mercadolibre Digital Marketplaces 75.55 Bn 1,490.24 -2.77% -28.77% 39.97 1.96 50.50 Bn
18 TGT 2nd Target Digital Marketplaces 73.52 Bn 161.83 -2.47% +78.36% 16.74 0.68 68.11 Bn
19 NU 2nd Nu Holdings Digital Marketplaces 58.38 Bn 12.08 -2.27% -24.59% 16.19 3.02 2.37 Bn
20 EBAY Ebay Digital Marketplaces 54.35 Bn 123.52 +2.11% +45.01% 26.13 4.39 42.29 Bn
21 SE Sea Digital Marketplaces 46.99 Bn 76.80 -1.54% -50.47% 25.25 1.63 8.76 Bn
22 TTWO Take Two Interactive Software Video Games 42.05 Bn 224.64 +8.31% -4.02% -174.76 6.56 34.20 Bn
23 LYV 2nd Live Nation Entertainment Digital Marketplaces 42.00 Bn 178.21 +0.93% +24.32% 3,592.43 1.51 9.65 Bn
24 SKYD 2nd Skydance Streaming 40.81 Bn 8.04 -7.48% -47.28% 33.48 1.61 33.65 Bn
25 KR 2nd Kroger Digital Advertising 40.51 Bn 68.59 +0.79% +6.44% 53.29 0.27 26.67 Bn
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About these peers

Who are Cars.com Inc.'s peers and competitors?

Cars.com Inc. (CARS) is compared with 323 US-listed companies in the Internet Platforms industry group, of which 196 have it as their primary business and 127 run a substantial Internet Platforms business alongside something else.

How are these peers chosen?

Peers are every company that BQ-MICS, our own multi-industry classification system, places in the same industry group as Cars.com Inc.. Unlike a single-label scheme, BQ-MICS assigns each company a primary industry and any secondary industries it genuinely operates in, and records the reasoning behind every assignment. Tap the info icon beside any ticker to read it.

What does "2nd" next to a ticker mean?

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How often is this peer comparison updated?

Prices, market caps and valuation figures refresh with each session's close. The classification itself is reviewed whenever a company's filings change what it does, such as a new segment, a disposal or an acquisition.

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