CTS Corporation
Rank #255Capital ReturnCTS · NYSE · Technology
CTS Corporation (CTS) — Rank #255 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.27) · ROE 11.7% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000026058 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
CTS Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells sensors, connectivity components, and actuators in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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The company offers controls, pedals, sensors, switches, transducers, and piezo sensing products; EMI/RFI filters, capacitors, resistors, RF filters, and frequency control products; and piezo microactuators and rotary actuators. It serves transportation, industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense industries. The company sells and markets its products through its sales engineers, independent manufacturer representatives, and distributors.
CTS Corporation was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Sector
- Technology
- State
- IN
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- ctscorp.com
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-24 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-26 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-23 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-02-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 34.5 | 30.9 | 28.7 | 29.8 |
| Change in receivables | 7.4 | (0.0) | (12.6) | 5.9 |
| Change in inventory | (1.4) | (11.9) | (2.4) | 8.2 |
| Change in payables | 4.2 | (1.8) | (9.8) | (2.3) |
| Operating cash flow | 102.1 | 99.3 | 88.8 | 121.2 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 15.7 | 18.6 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash | 0.0 | 121.9 | 3.4 | 96.9 |
| Investing cash flow | (18.5) | (140.6) | (18.1) | (111.2) |
| Financing | ||||
| Share repurchases | 56.2 | 42.6 | 40.9 | 21.4 |
| Dividends paid | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Financing cash flow | (98.4) | (27.9) | (65.4) | 4.3 |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 86.4 | 80.6 | 74.1 | 106.9 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?