Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (CVGI) Key Metrics
CVGI valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $117.0M
- Enterprise value
- $186.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 11.1
- Forward P/E
- 30.3
- PEG ratio
- 1.21
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 0.9 10-yr median 1.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.4 10-yr median 7.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.38
CVGI key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCVGI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−34.5%
0.1
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20162025
Price / book−40.2%
0.4
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20162025
EV / EBITDA+57.7%
13.3
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20162025
Price / free cash flow
1.4
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+132.5 pts
69.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
CVGI returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+1.1 pts
−16.9%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Return on invested capital0.0 pts
−0.2%
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20162025
Return on assets+0.6 pts
−5.6%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+12.4 pts
5.2%
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20162025
Asset turnover−0.2%
1.59
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20162025
CVGI per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−11.4%
$19.18
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$0.67
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
$1.00
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20162025
Book value per share−2.9%
$3.94
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20162025
Shares outstanding+1.3%
33.8M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
CVGI financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−11.6%
1.08
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt−$28.4M
$111.3M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA+3.96
9.25
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20162025
Current ratio+0.8%
2.43
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20162025
Interest coverage
-0.1
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20162025
Debt / assets−5.8%
0.37
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20162025
CVGI efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−5 days
58 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days of inventory+8 days
78 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+4 days
48 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−1 days
88 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.9 pts
1.6%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF
0.7%
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20162025
CVGI valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
CVGI returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CVGI debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CVGI cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
CVGI price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
CVGI key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $48.7M | $82.9M | $235.4M | $220.2M | $264.3M | $267.7M | $195.7M | $174.3M | $320.1M | $165.2M |
| Enterprise value | $160.0M | $222.6M | $371.0M | $367.6M | $452.3M | $397.6M | $349.6M | $267.2M | $434.8M | $303.7M |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 4.8 | — | 11.1 | — | 12.4 | 3.9 | — | 24.4 |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Price / book | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | 1.4 | — | 12.7 | 4.5 | — | 9.8 | 15.4 | 6.5 | — | 4.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 1.1 | — | 6.2 | 3.2 | — | 7.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 141.8 | 3.3 |
| EV / sales | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.3 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 6.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 4.7 | — | 20.0 | 7.5 | — | 14.6 | 27.4 | 10.0 | — | 8.0 |
| Earnings yield | −46.8% | −33.6% | 21.0% | −10.0% | 9.0% | −13.8% | 8.1% | 25.5% | −0.5% | 4.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 69.8% | −62.7% | 7.9% | 22.4% | −18.0% | 10.2% | 6.5% | 15.4% | −3.5% | 23.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $1.44 | $2.48 | $7.01 | $6.81 | $8.06 | $8.65 | $6.35 | $5.70 | $10.69 | $5.53 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $19.18 | $21.65 | $24.88 | $24.20 | $29.63 | $23.19 | $29.24 | $29.35 | $25.22 | $22.16 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.67 | −$0.83 | $1.47 | −$0.68 | $0.72 | −$1.20 | $0.51 | $1.46 | −$0.06 | $0.23 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.32 | −$1.00 | $1.14 | $2.13 | −$0.91 | $1.11 | $1.19 | $1.34 | $0.08 | $1.65 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.00 | −$1.56 | $0.55 | $1.52 | −$1.45 | $0.88 | $0.41 | $0.88 | −$0.37 | $1.27 |
| Cash per share | $0.98 | $0.80 | $1.13 | $0.98 | $1.07 | $1.63 | $1.28 | $2.32 | $1.74 | $4.36 |
| Book value per share | $3.94 | $4.06 | $5.15 | $3.71 | $3.86 | $3.08 | $4.18 | $3.76 | $2.50 | $2.27 |
| Tangible book value per share | $3.84 | $3.94 | $4.95 | $3.26 | $3.30 | $1.67 | $2.45 | $3.09 | $1.74 | $1.49 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.31 | $0.55 | $0.59 | $0.61 | $0.54 | $0.23 | $0.78 | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.38 |
| Debt per share | $4.27 | $4.98 | $5.16 | $5.54 | $6.80 | $5.83 | $6.28 | $5.35 | $5.58 | $8.99 |
| Shares outstanding | 33.8M | 33.4M | 33.6M | 32.3M | 32.8M | 30.9M | 30.8M | 30.6M | 29.9M | 29.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.3% | −0.5% | +3.9% | −1.4% | +6.0% | +0.4% | +0.8% | +2.2% | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −16.9% | −18.1% | 33.7% | −17.8% | 21.4% | −33.1% | 12.9% | 46.9% | −2.4% | 10.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −0.2% | −0.2% | 10.3% | 4.3% | 13.6% | −7.2% | 12.1% | 28.0% | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −5.6% | −6.1% | 10.4% | −4.5% | 4.9% | −8.3% | 3.7% | 11.1% | −0.4% | 1.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | −5.9% | −6.6% | 10.4% | −4.8% | 4.8% | −9.0% | 4.1% | 11.2% | −0.5% | 1.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.2% | −7.2% | 2.2% | 6.3% | −4.9% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 3.0% | −1.5% | 5.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 0.77 | — | −1.26 | — | 2.33 | 0.92 | — | 7.28 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $144.5M | $166.3M | $173.4M | $179.3M | $223.0M | $180.5M | $193.4M | $163.8M | $166.9M | $268.7M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $33.3M | $26.6M | $37.8M | $31.8M | $35.0M | $50.5M | $39.5M | $70.9M | $52.2M | $130.2M |
| Net debt | $111.3M | $139.7M | $135.6M | $147.5M | $188.0M | $130.0M | $153.9M | $92.8M | $114.7M | $138.5M |
| Debt / equity | 1.08 | 1.23 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 1.76 | 1.89 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 2.23 | 3.97 |
| Debt / assets | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.63 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.25 | 5.29 | 2.33 | 3.46 | 2.74 | 5.28 | 2.87 | 1.17 | 2.46 | 3.02 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 2.41 | 2.26 | 1.93 | 2.29 | 1.88 | 2.40 | 2.37 | 2.22 | 2.91 |
| Quick ratio | 1.34 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.12 | 1.42 | 1.33 | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.42 | 2.24 |
| Interest coverage | -0.1 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Working capital | $155.0M | $177.5M | $182.6M | $163.7M | $208.5M | $145.7M | $149.4M | $182.0M | $150.9M | $202.7M |
| Invested capital | $244.6M | $275.3M | $308.5M | $267.5M | $314.7M | $225.3M | $282.6M | $207.9M | $189.4M | $206.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $130.0M | $131.7M | $166.3M | $105.4M | $108.4M | $51.8M | $75.6M | $94.7M | $52.1M | $44.5M |
| Net current asset value | $5.0M | $14.3M | $17.5M | −$10.7M | −$10.4M | −$48.5M | −$51.2M | $11.6M | −$35.0M | −$52.1M |
| Graham number | — | — | $13.06 | — | $7.93 | — | $6.93 | $11.10 | — | $3.40 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$2.99 | −$3.27 | −$3.48 | −$4.10 | −$4.41 | −$4.83 | −$4.54 | −$2.78 | −$4.22 | −$4.08 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $238,000 | $318,000 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $663,000 | $985,000 | $1.1M | $1.4M | $714,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 0.7% | — | 8.8% | 2.7% | — | 2.4% | 7.7% | 4.2% | — | 1.9% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 23.9% | — | 51.5% | 28.6% | — | 20.8% | 65.3% | 34.5% | 596.3% | 23.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.72 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.39 | 1.55 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.69 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| R&D / revenue | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 10.6% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 57.6 | 62.6 | 61.6 | 76.3 | 61.2 | 67.7 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 49.9 | 62.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 77.6 | 69.9 | 66.4 | 74.2 | 49.7 | 49.4 | 40.2 | 45.4 | 46.8 | 46.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 47.5 | 43.3 | 50.5 | 58.6 | 45.9 | 49.8 | 34.3 | 41.1 | 40.5 | 40.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 87.7 | 89.1 | 77.6 | 91.9 | 65.0 | 67.3 | 56.4 | 53.7 | 56.2 | 69.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.33 | 5.83 | 5.93 | 4.79 | 5.97 | 5.39 | 7.22 | 7.38 | 7.32 | 5.81 |
| Payables turnover | 7.68 | 8.42 | 7.23 | 6.23 | 7.96 | 7.34 | 10.64 | 8.88 | 9.01 | 9.04 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.71 | 5.22 | 5.49 | 4.92 | 7.34 | 7.39 | 9.09 | 8.04 | 7.79 | 7.84 |
| Asset turnover | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.75 | 1.60 | 2.02 | 1.61 | 2.11 | 2.24 | 1.86 | 1.53 |
| Average receivables | $102.5M | $124.0M | $141.0M | $163.5M | $162.8M | $133.1M | $124.9M | $121.6M | $103.2M | $114.0M |
| Average payables | $75.6M | $76.1M | $98.7M | $112.0M | $107.2M | $87.7M | $74.9M | $86.6M | $73.6M | $63.6M |
| Average inventory | $123.4M | $122.7M | $129.9M | $141.8M | $116.1M | $87.1M | $87.6M | $95.7M | $85.0M | $73.4M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
Computed from CVGI's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 10, 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.
CVGI valuation and financial ratios
Commercial Vehicle earned a return on equity of −16.9% and a return on invested capital of −0.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $144.5 million of debt and $33.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $111.3 million. It returned $0.2 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.2 million in share buybacks, 1% of free cash flow. The share count rose 13.2% from 29.9M to 33.8M over 9 years.
See the CVGI income statement, the CVGI chart for price history, or the CVGI stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CVGI key metrics FAQ
What is Commercial Vehicle's EV/EBITDA?
Commercial Vehicle's enterprise value was 13.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $160.0 million, EBITDA $12.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.4.
What is Commercial Vehicle's return on equity?
Commercial Vehicle's return on equity (ROE) was −16.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$22.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $134.5 million.
What is Commercial Vehicle's ROIC?
Commercial Vehicle's return on invested capital was −0.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Commercial Vehicle have?
Commercial Vehicle had total debt of $144.5 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08 and $111.3 million of net debt (9.25 times EBITDA).
Does Commercial Vehicle buy back its shares?
Yes. Commercial Vehicle spent $0.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +1.3% over the year, to 33.8M..
What is Commercial Vehicle's free cash flow yield?
Commercial Vehicle generated $34.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 69.8% on its market value at year-end ($48.7 million).
What is Commercial Vehicle's current ratio?
Commercial Vehicle's current ratio was 2.43 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.43 times current liabilities.