Cars.com vs Shutterstock
Shutterstock reported revenue of $990 million in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Cars.com's $723 million in fiscal 2025. Cars.com's revenue grew 0.6% in its latest year, and Shutterstock's grew 5.8%. Cars.com had an operating margin of 8.3%, against 7.6% at Shutterstock. Free cash flow was $147 million at Cars.com and $124 million at Shutterstock.
Side by side
| Cars.com | Shutterstock | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $723M | $990M |
| Revenue growth | 0.6% | 5.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 58.9% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 4.6% |
| Free cash flow | $147M | $124M |
| Free cash flow margin | 20.4% | 12.5% |
| Return on capital | 3.9% | 6.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.6x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $87M | $46M |
| Change in diluted share count | −6.1% | 1.7% |
| Last close | $13.35 | $2.97 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.8× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 8 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 Cars.com and Shutterstock pages.