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Performance analysis of Cars.com (CARS)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, CARS has had an average annual return of -19.99%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, CARS has had an average annual return of -8.05%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Since Jun 1, 2017, CARS has had an average annual return of -10.32%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.29% annual.

2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
-21.38%-29.61%-8.65%+37.76%-14.42%+42.39%-7.52%-43.17%-25.45%+12.70%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-6.88%-24.83%-4.91%+35.36%-6.47%-6.70%-21.38%
2025+3.41%-26.35%-14.62%+3.29%-11.96%+15.63%+8.59%+1.41%-6.37%-12.10%+8.01%+5.16%-29.61%
2024-8.12%+5.23%-6.32%-2.74%+21.06%-2.62%+4.68%-13.49%-6.05%-4.58%+24.26%-12.79%-8.65%
2023+24.18%+12.29%+0.52%+1.41%-9.82%+12.30%+15.09%-18.06%-9.79%-9.67%+22.24%+1.88%+37.76%
2022-3.18%+3.86%-10.82%-22.95%-6.90%-8.90%+24.72%+8.40%-9.80%+20.69%+6.49%-6.84%-14.42%
2021+2.74%+0.51%+11.05%+1.94%+10.60%-1.91%-15.70%+5.30%-0.56%+2.93%+28.11%-3.53%+42.39%
2020-4.50%-22.19%-52.65%+20.48%+19.12%-6.64%+40.96%+6.90%-6.93%-8.52%+51.14%+1.17%-7.52%
2019+27.02%-13.80%-3.14%-8.73%+1.73%-6.85%-3.65%-53.10%+0.78%+25.96%+17.49%-8.05%-43.17%
2018+2.95%-7.75%+3.44%+0.52%-9.83%+10.55%-0.07%-5.14%+2.60%-5.43%-0.92%-16.89%-25.45%
2017+4.06%-8.74%+6.42%+2.90%-10.49%+1.76%+18.98%+12.70%

Drawdown analysis of Cars.com (CARS)

The maximum drawdown for the CARS was -88.88%, occurring on Apr 2, 2020. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The current CARS drawdown is -70.46%.

Since Jun 1, 2017 CARS has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 1 time
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 3 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-88.88%Jul 12, 2018434Apr 2, 2020OngoingOngoingOngoing
-24.89%Jan 8, 201890May 17, 201837Jul 11, 2018127
-24.50%Jun 6, 2017109Nov 8, 201728Dec 19, 2017137
-3.88%Dec 21, 20174Dec 28, 20175Jan 5, 20189