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Cars.com Q3 revenue guidance lands flat to 2%, full-year EBITDA margin target reaffirmed

8/6/2026

Third-quarter revenue guidance from Cars.com (CARS) sets the near-term growth ceiling at 2%, with the low end sitting at flat.

Alongside that projection, the company reaffirmed its adjusted EBITDA margin target of 29% to 30% for full-year 2026. The next definitive data point is the third-quarter earnings report.

Reading the Q3 revenue range The band between flat and 2% growth deserves a close read at both its ends. Flat growth at the floor means Cars.com generates no incremental revenue gain over the prior-year period.

Growth at the ceiling, at 2%, represents a modest advance with no step-change implied. For the tape, that spread does not signal acceleration.

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