CTS Corporation (CTS) Key Metrics
CTS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.57B
- Enterprise value
- $1.67B
- P/E (TTM)
- 23.0 10-yr median 22.8
- Forward P/E
- 19.8
- PEG ratio
- 1.24
- Price / sales
- 2.8 10-yr median 2.2
- Price / book
- 2.9 10-yr median 2.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.4 10-yr median 12.8
- Dividend yield
- 0.29% $0.16 a year
- Beta
- 0.99
CTS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCTS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CTS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CTS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CTS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CTS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CTS valuation history
CTS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CTS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CTS cash returned to shareholders
CTS price vs earnings per share
CTS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.28B | $1.62B | $1.38B | $1.27B | $1.19B | $1.12B | $993.5M | $869.1M | $860.6M | $744.8M |
| Enterprise value | $1.32B | $1.64B | $1.31B | $1.22B | $1.12B | $1.11B | $1.02B | $827.1M | $823.3M | $721.1M |
| P/E ratio | 19.6 | 27.9 | 22.8 | 21.3 | — | 32.2 | 27.5 | 18.7 | 59.6 | 21.7 |
| Price / sales | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Price / book | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.8 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 11.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 23.3 | 29.3 | 21.5 | 27.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 12.5 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| EV / sales | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.6 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 10.8 | — | 14.8 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 8.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 15.3 | 20.4 | 17.7 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 23.9 | 27.9 | 20.6 | 27.0 |
| Earnings yield | 5.1% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | −3.5% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 4.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.8% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $42.87 | $52.73 | $43.74 | $39.42 | $36.72 | $34.33 | $30.01 | $25.89 | $25.75 | $22.40 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $18.19 | $16.78 | $17.43 | $18.20 | $15.87 | $13.02 | $14.17 | $14.00 | $12.67 | $11.93 |
| Earnings per share | $2.19 | $1.89 | $1.92 | $1.85 | −$1.30 | $1.06 | $1.09 | $1.39 | $0.43 | $1.03 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $3.43 | $3.23 | $2.81 | $3.76 | $2.66 | $2.36 | $1.95 | $1.73 | $1.74 | $1.42 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.90 | $2.63 | $2.35 | $3.31 | $2.18 | $1.90 | $1.29 | $0.88 | $1.20 | $0.80 |
| Cash per share | $2.76 | $3.07 | $5.19 | $4.87 | $4.38 | $2.82 | $3.03 | $3.01 | $3.40 | $3.42 |
| Book value per share | $18.51 | $17.28 | $16.68 | $15.70 | $14.34 | $13.00 | $12.24 | $11.26 | $10.29 | $9.56 |
| Tangible book value per share | $6.33 | $5.44 | $8.40 | $7.62 | $8.78 | $7.21 | $6.46 | $7.35 | $6.22 | $5.77 |
| Dividends per share | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| Capex per share | $0.53 | $0.61 | $0.47 | $0.44 | $0.48 | $0.46 | $0.66 | $0.85 | $0.54 | $0.62 |
| Debt per share | $4.09 | $3.81 | $3.07 | $3.39 | $2.31 | $2.49 | $3.85 | $1.75 | $2.28 | $2.71 |
| Shares outstanding | 29.8M | 30.7M | 31.6M | 32.2M | 32.3M | 32.6M | 33.1M | 33.6M | 33.4M | 33.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.0% | −2.7% | −2.0% | −0.3% | −0.8% | −1.6% | −1.4% | +0.4% | +0.5% | −0.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 12.1% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% | −9.4% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 4.4% | 11.5% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.5% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 16.2% | 15.0% | 8.6% | 11.3% | 17.4% | 7.4% | 11.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 8.5% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 8.4% | −6.5% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 2.7% | 6.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 16.3% | 14.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% | −8.6% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 11.2% | 3.6% | 8.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.9% | 15.6% | 13.5% | 18.2% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 6.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.56 | 1.71 | 1.47 | 2.03 | — | 2.21 | 1.78 | 1.25 | 4.02 | 1.37 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $121.9M | $117.1M | $96.9M | $109.4M | $74.7M | $81.1M | $127.4M | $58.9M | $76.3M | $90.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $82.3M | $94.3M | $163.9M | $156.9M | $141.5M | $91.8M | $100.2M | $100.9M | $113.6M | $113.8M |
| Net debt | $39.6M | $22.8M | −$67.0M | −$47.5M | −$66.7M | −$10.7M | $27.2M | −$42.0M | −$37.3M | −$23.7M |
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.28 |
| Debt / assets | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.32 | 0.21 | −0.89 | −0.42 | — | −0.14 | 0.35 | −0.51 | −0.58 | −0.29 |
| Current ratio | 2.30 | 2.50 | 3.29 | 2.89 | 2.53 | 2.22 | 2.45 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.20 |
| Quick ratio | 1.82 | 1.95 | 2.67 | 2.34 | 2.10 | 1.79 | 2.01 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.91 |
| Interest coverage | 15.4 | 18.1 | 22.5 | 42.9 | 36.4 | 14.6 | 22.8 | 33.5 | 13.3 | 15.0 |
| Working capital | $143.0M | $146.7M | $222.3M | $213.2M | $175.0M | $128.3M | $140.5M | $135.4M | $131.2M | $117.6M |
| Invested capital | $591.4M | $553.6M | $459.8M | $458.7M | $396.9M | $413.0M | $432.4M | $335.9M | $306.5M | $294.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $188.6M | $167.1M | $265.2M | $245.8M | $283.9M | $235.1M | $213.9M | $246.7M | $207.8M | $191.8M |
| Net current asset value | $40.2M | $9.0M | $105.0M | $83.5M | $88.2M | $30.9M | −$657,000 | $68.9M | $39.7M | $15.9M |
| Graham number | $30.21 | $27.12 | $26.82 | $25.55 | — | $17.65 | $17.34 | $18.74 | $10.00 | $14.91 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$1.27 | −$1.82 | $1.22 | $0.43 | $0.83 | −$0.83 | −$1.76 | $0.35 | −$0.27 | −$0.74 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $4.8M | $4.9M | $5.0M | $5.1M | $5.2M | $5.2M | $5.2M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $5.2M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $56.2M | $42.6M | $40.9M | $21.4M | $8.8M | $8.1M | $11.7M | $9.4M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 7.3% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.6% | — | 14.9% | 14.5% | 11.4% | 36.4% | 15.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 70.5% | 58.9% | 62.1% | 24.9% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 39.8% | 49.6% | 17.2% | 26.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.9% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 15.4% | 18.8% | 16.6% | 11.8% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 33.7% | 49.0% | 31.2% | 43.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.88 | 1.27 | 0.88 | 1.08 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| R&D / revenue | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 18.2% | 17.1% | 16.0% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 16.0% | 15.0% | 15.6% | 17.0% | 15.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 55.8 | 55.3 | 56.2 | 53.8 | 58.1 | 68.4 | 61.3 | 58.3 | 57.4 | 53.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 58.3 | 63.3 | 62.1 | 54.1 | 52.8 | 56.6 | 50.1 | 48.5 | 42.2 | 37.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 49.7 | 48.0 | 49.1 | 52.6 | 58.7 | 63.4 | 58.6 | 61.2 | 57.7 | 57.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 64.3 | 70.6 | 69.2 | 55.3 | 52.2 | 61.6 | 52.8 | 45.5 | 41.9 | 34.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.54 | 6.60 | 6.49 | 6.78 | 6.29 | 5.34 | 5.95 | 6.26 | 6.36 | 6.77 |
| Payables turnover | 7.34 | 7.60 | 7.44 | 6.94 | 6.22 | 5.76 | 6.23 | 5.96 | 6.32 | 6.38 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.27 | 5.76 | 5.88 | 6.75 | 6.91 | 6.45 | 7.29 | 7.53 | 8.65 | 9.63 |
| Asset turnover | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.79 |
| Average receivables | $82.9M | $78.1M | $84.8M | $86.6M | $81.6M | $79.5M | $78.8M | $75.1M | $66.6M | $58.6M |
| Average payables | $45.4M | $43.1M | $48.4M | $54.4M | $53.0M | $49.4M | $50.1M | $50.6M | $44.6M | $40.2M |
| Average inventory | $53.2M | $56.8M | $61.1M | $55.9M | $47.7M | $44.1M | $42.9M | $40.0M | $32.6M | $26.6M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 47.5% | 47.5% | 35.3% | 34.8% | 27.0% | 30.1% | 29.7% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 24.4% |
Computed from CTS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CTS valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), CTS traded at 19.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 22.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 23.0 and the forward P/E is 19.8. CTS earned a return on equity of 12.1% and a return on invested capital of 11.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $121.9 million of debt and $82.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $39.6 million. It returned $60.9 million to shareholders: $4.8 million in dividends and $56.2 million in share buybacks, 71% of free cash flow. The share count fell 10.4% from 33.3M to 29.8M over 9 years.
See the CTS income statement, the CTS chart for price history, or the CTS stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CTS key metrics FAQ
What is CTS's P/E ratio?
CTS's trailing P/E ratio is 23.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 19.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 19.6, compared with a 10-year median of 22.8.
What is CTS's EV/EBITDA?
CTS's enterprise value was 10.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.3 billion, EBITDA $123.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.4.
What is CTS's return on equity?
CTS's return on equity (ROE) was 12.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $65.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $541.3 million.
What is CTS's ROIC?
CTS's return on invested capital was 11.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does CTS have?
CTS had total debt of $121.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22 and $39.6 million of net debt (0.32 times EBITDA).
What is CTS's dividend yield?
CTS's forward dividend yield is 0.29%. CTS paid $4.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.16 per share), a payout ratio of 7.3%.
Does CTS buy back its shares?
Yes. CTS spent $56.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.0% over the year, to 29.8M..
What is CTS's free cash flow yield?
CTS generated $86.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.8% on its market value at year-end ($1.3 billion).
What is CTS's current ratio?
CTS's current ratio was 2.30 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.30 times current liabilities.