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CTS Corporation

CTS
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Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Winston Score
59
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

CTS Corporation makes electronic components and sensors used inside vehicles, industrial machines, and medical devices. Its main products include sensors, actuators, and connectivity parts that help machines detect motion, position, and temperature. The company sells mostly to large manufacturers in the automotive and industrial markets, with automotive being its biggest source of revenue.

CTS earns money by selling these components directly to manufacturers, who build them into their finished products. The company operates globally, with facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $500 million in annual revenue. Its competitive position comes from deep engineering relationships with large automakers and the difficulty of switching suppliers once a component is designed into a vehicle platform. The key growth driver is the shift toward electric vehicles and more complex vehicle electronics, which require more sensors per vehicle — though a slowdown in global auto production would be a meaningful risk to its business.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+8.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

1.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$108M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

CTS Corporation is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
41.5%
Healthy — 41.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
18.5%
Healthy — 18.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.3%
Good — 13.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.4%
Steady sales growth (+8.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+13.1%
Earnings growing (+13.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
156%
Turns 156% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.20
Conservative — low debt load (0.20)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
21.81x
Comfortably covers interest (21.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
23.9x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 23.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.28%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.28% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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