How many employees does Cars.com Inc. have?

Cars.com Inc. reported 1,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 5.6% from a year earlier.

What is Cars.com Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Cars.com Inc. brought in $723M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $425K per employee. That ranks 16 of 21 companies we track in Internet Content & Information, where the median is $802K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Cars.com Inc. employees and revenue per employee

CARS · Internet Content & Information · $543M market cap

Cars.com Inc. had 1,700 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 5.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $723M, up 0.6% from a year earlier, or $425K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,700

-5.6% YoY

Revenue

$723M

+0.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$425K

Peer median $802K

Rank in industry

16 of 21

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2017

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CARS employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	1,700	$723M	$425K	-5.6%	+0.6%
Dec 2024	1,800	$719M	$400K	+5.9%	+4.3%
Dec 2023	1,700	$689M	$405K	+0.0%	+5.4%
Dec 2022	1,700	$654M	$385K	+6.3%	+4.8%
Dec 2021	1,600	$624M	$390K	+6.7%	+13.9%
Dec 2020	1,500	$548M	$365K	+0.0%	-9.8%
Dec 2019	1,500	$607M	$404K	+7.1%	-8.4%
Dec 2018	1,400	$662M	$473K	+27.3%	+5.7%
Dec 2017	1,100	$626M	$569K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Cars.com Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Internet Content & Information.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
MAX MediaAlpha, Inc.	147	$1.11B	$7.58M	Efficient growth
EVER EverQuote, Inc.	356	$693M	$1.95M	Efficient growth
STUB StubHub Holdings, Inc.	900	$1.75B	$1.94M	—
NRDS NerdWallet, Inc.	650	$837M	$1.29M	Leaner
CARG CarGurus, Inc.	1,218	$939M	$771K	Leaner
WBTN WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Common stock	1,800	$1.38B	$768K	Leaner
CARS Cars.com Inc.	1,700	$723M	$425K	Leaner
GRPN Groupon, Inc.	1,734	$498M	$287K	Leaner
YELP Yelp Inc.	5,168	$1.46B	$283K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Cars.com Inc.

How many employees does Cars.com Inc. have?: Cars.com Inc. reported 1,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 5.6% from a year earlier.
What is Cars.com Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Cars.com Inc. brought in $723M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $425K per employee. That ranks 16 of 21 companies we track in Internet Content & Information, where the median is $802K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cars.com Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CARS.