CARS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #120 of 189 in industry

Cars.com Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $114,524 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-17
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#120/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
65:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.4M
Median worker
$114,524

Answer first

Cars.com Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $7.4M ranks #735 of 1,423 complete filings; its 65:1 pay ratio ranks #861. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $114,524. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 120 of 189, 37th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#735
$7.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#861
65:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
37th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Cars.com Inc. ranks nationally

Cars.com Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$7,444,060 48th percentile higher than 48% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Cars.com Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($7.4M) against pay ratio (65:1) for Cars.com Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both06593964.513187928.919781893.426375857.962.5:171.0:179.5:188.0:196.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cars.com Inc., CEO total pay: 7444060 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Cars.com Inc.Corpay, Inc., CEO total pay: 3414255 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Corpay, Inc.Meta Platforms, Inc., CEO total pay: 25125904 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Meta Platforms, Inc.Taboola.com Ltd., CEO total pay: 126826 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Taboola.com Ltd.Verisign Inc/ca, CEO total pay: 233491 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Verisign Inc/caSnowflake Inc., CEO total pay: 330699 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Snowflake Inc.
Cars.com Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cars.com Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cars.com Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
65:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+59:1
from FY2024 6:1
CEO $ YoY
-22%
$7.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cars.com Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $7.0M - $77,171 91:1 -
2022 $6.4M -8.8% $84,662 75:1 -16:1
2023 $7.2M +13% $99,834 72:1 -3:1
2024 $9.5M +33% $107,630 6:1 -66:1
2025 $7.4M -22% $114,524 65:1 +59:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1683606, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
65:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$7.4M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Below
#120 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Cars.com Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Cars.com Inc. disclosed 65:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.4M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 65× the median employee ($114,524) in FY2025.

Median employee $114,524 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 65 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

65:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Cars.com Inc.

Cars.com Inc. disclosed 65:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.4M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Cars.com Inc.'s $7.4M CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #735 and ratio rank #861 split - treat 65:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.4M
Median Employee Pay
$114,524
Pay Ratio
65:1
Filing Date
2026-04-17

Company Info

Ticker
CARS
CIK
1683606
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7374
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1683606, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cars.com Inc. disclosed 65:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.4M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Cars.com Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Sabre Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.4M (Δ $9K lighter vs Cars.com Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
MasterBrand, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.4M (Δ $11K lighter vs Cars.com Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Trinity Industries Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.5M (Δ $21K heavier vs Cars.com Inc.); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
CNX Resources Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.4M (Δ $24K lighter vs Cars.com Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Corpay, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Corpay, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cars.com Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #735/#861

Cars.com Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #735 by CEO dollars and #861 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Cars.com Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cars.com Inc. (CIK 1683606), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.