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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 -18.32%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.

Over the past 5 years, CARS has had an average annual return of -1.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.

Since Jun 1, 2017, CARS has had an average annual return of -8.62%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.79% annual.

2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
-1.92%-29.61%-8.64%+37.76%-14.41%+42.39%-7.52%-43.17%-25.45%+5.72%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-6.89%-24.83%-4.89%+35.34%-6.48%+6.42%+9.38%-1.92%
2025+3.40%-26.34%-14.63%+3.29%-11.95%+15.62%+8.61%+1.40%-6.38%-12.10%+8%+5.17%-29.61%
2024-8.12%+5.23%-6.32%-2.75%+21.08%-2.63%+4.68%-13.48%-6.06%-4.61%+24.28%-12.78%-8.64%
2023+24.17%+12.28%+0.53%+1.40%-9.81%+12.29%+15.09%-18.06%-9.79%-9.66%+22.26%+1.88%+37.76%
2022-3.17%+3.85%-10.81%-22.95%-6.92%-8.88%+24.70%+8.42%-9.80%+20.68%+6.49%-6.83%-14.41%
2021+2.75%+0.52%+11.06%+1.92%+10.62%-1.92%-15.71%+5.31%-0.56%+2.93%+28.10%-3.53%+42.39%
2020-4.49%-22.21%-52.64%+20.49%+19.12%-6.68%+41.02%+6.89%-6.91%-8.54%+51.16%+1.15%-7.52%
2019+27.03%-13.80%-3.14%-8.73%+1.73%-6.84%-3.65%-53.11%+0.80%+25.94%+17.51%-8.07%-43.17%
2018+2.94%-7.75%+3.44%+0.53%-9.84%+10.56%-0.07%-5.15%+2.61%-5.43%-0.92%-16.89%-25.45%
2017-2.38%-8.75%+6.41%+2.90%-10.48%+1.76%+18.97%+5.72%

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 -63.15%.

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
-24.90%Jan 8, 201890May 17, 201837Jul 11, 2018127
-24.50%Jun 6, 2017109Nov 8, 201728Dec 19, 2017137
-3.87%Dec 21, 20174Dec 28, 20175Jan 5, 20189
-0.84%Jun 1, 20171Jun 2, 20171Jun 5, 20172