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Cars.com Executive Compensation (FY25)

CARS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Tobias Hartmann
Median of the other named officers
$2,036,469
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: Alex Vetter → Tobias Hartmann
Say-on-pay support: 97.8% → 93.8% (4.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 88.6:1 → 65:1 (26.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cars.com's chief executive and what were they paid?
Tobias Hartmann, Chief Executive Officer, received $5,020,553 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Cars.com's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 93.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cars.com's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACV Auctions Inc., CarGurus Inc., EverCommerce Inc., Gogo Inc. and Iridium Communications Inc., among others.
What is Cars.com's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 65:1, against median employee compensation of $114,524.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alex Vetter
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sonia Jain
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Doug Miller
President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jandy Tomy
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Angelique Strong Marks
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jim Rogers
Former Chief Legal Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alex Vetter
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sonia Jain
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Doug Miller
Former President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Angelique Strong Marks
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alex Vetter
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sonia Jain
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Doug Miller
Former President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Angelique Strong Marks
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Crawford
Former Chief Product and Innovation Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alex Vetter
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tobias Hartmann
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇————◇
Sonia Jain
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lisa Gosselin
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Angelique Strong Marks
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Doug Miller
Former President and Chief Commercial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Matthew Crawford
Former Chief Product and Innovation Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alex VetterRSU◇——◇——◇
Alex VetterPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Angelique Strong MarksRSU◇——◇——◇
Lisa GosselinPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Lisa GosselinRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew CrawfordPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Matthew CrawfordRSU◇——◇——◇
Sonia JainRSU◇——◇——◇
Sonia JainPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Tobias HartmannPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Tobias HartmannRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Angelique Strong MarksRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Alex VetterRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sonia JainRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Doug MillerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lisa GosselinPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Tobias HartmannRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Forbes
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Jill Greenthal
◇◇————◇
Donald A. McGovern Jr
◇◇————◇
Michael Kelly
◇◇————◇
Bryan Wiener
◇◇————◇
Greg Revelle
◇◇————◇
Bala Subramanian
◇◇————◇
Jerri DeVard
◇◇————◇
Thomas Hale
◇◇————◇
Jenell R. Ross
◇◇————◇
Alex Vetter and Tobias Hartmann served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACV Auctions Inc. ACVA
  • CarGurus Inc. CARG
  • EverCommerce Inc. EVCM
  • Gogo Inc. GOGO
  • Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM
  • Magnite Inc. MGNI
  • Openlane Inc. KAR
  • QuinStreet Inc. QNST
  • Shutterstock Inc. SSTK
  • TechTarget Holdings Inc. TTGT
  • TripAdvisor Inc. TRIP
  • TrueCar Inc. TRUE
  • Upwork Inc. UPWK
  • Vivid Seats Inc. SEAT
  • Yelp Inc. YELP
  • Ziff Davis Inc. ZD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 8, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 9, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 14, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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273 figures on this page: 266 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
266 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-259857
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-015383
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · and 5 more sections
  3. 0000950170-25-083228
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-015792
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0000950170-24-071455
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-020810
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0000950170-23-027237
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-23-021529
    2022 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  9. 0000950170-22-011439
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-21-032670
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001564590-20-026006
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Cars.com discloses

The companies named in CARS's own disclosed peer group.

ACV Auctions Inc.CarGurus Inc.EverCommerce Inc.Gogo Inc.Iridium Communications Inc.Magnite Inc.Openlane Inc.QuinStreet Inc.Shutterstock Inc.TechTarget Holdings Inc.TripAdvisor Inc.TrueCar Inc.Upwork Inc.Yelp Inc.Ziff Davis Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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