CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC (CTOS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CTOS • US23204X1037

7.56 USD
+0.02 (+0.27%)
At close: Feb 23, 2026
7.56 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/23/2026, 7:33:20 PM
Fundamental Rating

2

Overall CTOS gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated CTOS against 50 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. CTOS may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. CTOS is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CTOS had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year CTOS had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CTOS reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • CTOS had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CTOS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCTOS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -0.69%, CTOS is not doing good in the industry: 68.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • CTOS's Return On Equity of -3.10% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CTOS is outperformed by 70.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of CTOS (3.51%) is worse than 60.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CTOS is significantly below the industry average of 9.43%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.69%
ROE -3.1%
ROIC 3.51%
ROA(3y)0.67%
ROA(5y)-1.5%
ROE(3y)2.19%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.42%
ROIC(5y)3.33%
CTOS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCTOS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 100 150 200

1.3 Margins

  • CTOS has a Operating Margin of 6.83%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CTOS outperforms 56.00% of its industry peers.
  • CTOS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 21.03%, CTOS is doing worse than 72.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CTOS has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.83%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 21.03%
OM growth 3Y99.85%
OM growth 5Y-16.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.37%
GM growth 5Y-7.39%
CTOS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCTOS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CTOS is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CTOS has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, CTOS has more shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for CTOS is higher compared to a year ago.
CTOS Yearly Shares OutstandingCTOS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M
CTOS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCTOS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • CTOS has an Altman-Z score of 0.88. This is a bad value and indicates that CTOS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.88, CTOS is doing worse than 78.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.01 is on the high side and indicates that CTOS has dependencies on debt financing.
  • CTOS's Debt to Equity ratio of 3.01 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CTOS is outperformed by 76.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.01
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.88
ROIC/WACC0.35
WACC10.15%
CTOS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCTOS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CTOS has a Current Ratio of 1.27. This is a normal value and indicates that CTOS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CTOS has a worse Current ratio (1.27) than 76.00% of its industry peers.
  • CTOS has a Quick Ratio of 1.27. This is a bad value and indicates that CTOS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CTOS (0.22) is worse than 92.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.27
Quick Ratio 0.22
CTOS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCTOS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CTOS have decreased strongly by -37.50% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.39% in the past year.
  • CTOS shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 46.84% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-37.5%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%57.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.39%
Revenue growth 3Y15.58%
Revenue growth 5Y46.84%
Sales Q2Q%7.79%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 34.80% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CTOS will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.50% on average per year.
EPS Next Y22.29%
EPS Next 2Y49.44%
EPS Next 3Y34.8%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year9.62%
Revenue Next 2Y7.36%
Revenue Next 3Y6.5%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CTOS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCTOS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
CTOS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCTOS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CTOS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 154.41, which means the current valuation is very expensive for CTOS.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CTOS is valued a bit more expensive than 70.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.75, CTOS is valued quite expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 154.41
CTOS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCTOS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 100 150

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CTOS indicates a rather cheap valuation: CTOS is cheaper than 84.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.58
CTOS Per share dataCTOS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates CTOS does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CTOS's earnings are expected to grow with 34.80% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y49.44%
EPS Next 3Y34.8%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CTOS does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC

NYSE:CTOS (2/23/2026, 7:33:20 PM)

After market: 7.56 0 (0%)

7.56

+0.02 (+0.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Earnings (Last)10-27
Earnings (Next)03-05
Inst Owners27.05%
Inst Owner Change1.01%
Ins Owners4.46%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap1.71B
Revenue(TTM)1.94B
Net Income(TTM)-24.35M
Analysts80
Price Target8.16 (7.94%)
Short Float %3.38%
Short Ratio2.4
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-86.27%
Min EPS beat(2)-154.9%
Max EPS beat(2)-17.65%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-63.56%
Min EPS beat(4)-154.9%
Max EPS beat(4)-17.65%
EPS beat(8)0
Avg EPS beat(8)-163.76%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-88%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)9.5%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.39%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.96%
Max Revenue beat(2)8.75%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.63%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.04%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.75%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.6%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.68%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.04%
PT rev (1m)4.35%
PT rev (3m)6.67%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)14.95%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.13%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.02%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.05%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 154.41
P/S 0.88
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 4.97
P/B 2.18
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.58
EPS(TTM)-0.22
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.05
Fwd EY0.65%
FCF(TTM)-0.55
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.52
OCFY20.13%
SpS8.55
BVpS3.46
TBVpS-0.67
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.69%
ROE -3.1%
ROCE 5.18%
ROIC 3.51%
ROICexc 3.53%
ROICexgc 4.94%
OM 6.83%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 21.03%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)0.67%
ROA(5y)-1.5%
ROE(3y)2.19%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.42%
ROIC(5y)3.33%
ROICexc(3y)4.44%
ROICexc(5y)3.34%
ROICexgc(3y)7.05%
ROICexgc(5y)5.45%
ROCE(3y)5.98%
ROCE(5y)4.36%
ROICexgc growth 3Y84.39%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-13.12%
ROICexc growth 3Y102.04%
ROICexc growth 5Y-9.58%
OM growth 3Y99.85%
OM growth 5Y-16.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.37%
GM growth 5Y-7.39%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.55
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.01
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 6.06
Cap/Depr 181.98%
Cap/Sales 24.21%
Interest Coverage 0.87
Cash Conversion 88.48%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.27
Quick Ratio 0.22
Altman-Z 0.88
F-Score5
WACC10.15%
ROIC/WACC0.35
Cap/Depr(3y)162.56%
Cap/Depr(5y)132.08%
Cap/Sales(3y)21.1%
Cap/Sales(5y)20.41%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-37.5%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%57.14%
EPS Next Y22.29%
EPS Next 2Y49.44%
EPS Next 3Y34.8%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.39%
Revenue growth 3Y15.58%
Revenue growth 5Y46.84%
Sales Q2Q%7.79%
Revenue Next Year9.62%
Revenue Next 2Y7.36%
Revenue Next 3Y6.5%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y0.64%
EBIT growth 3Y130.99%
EBIT growth 5Y22.21%
EBIT Next Year222.69%
EBIT Next 3Y58.66%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y66.32%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y784.24%
OCF growth 3Y-4.24%
OCF growth 5Y45.35%

CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC / CTOS FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to CTOS.


What is the valuation status for CTOS stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC (CTOS). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC?

CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC (CTOS) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC?

The financial health rating of CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC (CTOS) is 1 / 10.