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Bumble vs Cars.com

Bumble BMBL · Cars.com CARS · Interactive Media & Services

Bumble reported revenue of $966 million in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Cars.com's $723 million in fiscal 2025. Bumble's revenue fell 9.9% in its latest year, and Cars.com's grew 0.6%. Bumble had an operating margin of -83.4%, against 8.3% at Cars.com.

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BumbleCars.com
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$966M$723M
Revenue growth−9.9%0.6%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years12.3%5.7%
Gross margin70.8%—
Operating margin−83.4%8.3%
Net margin−71.8%2.8%
Free cash flow—$147M
Free cash flow margin—20.4%
Return on capital−44.5%3.9%
Net debt to EBITDA—2.6x
Dividends and buybacks$29M$87M
Change in diluted share count−8.8%−6.1%
Last close$5.97$13.35
P/E at the last close—17.8×
Insider trades, last 12 months——
Piotroski F-score4 of 96 of 8
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
BumbleCars.com
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
BumbleCars.com
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
BumbleCars.com

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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Bumble and Cars.com pages.