# Custom Truck One Source Inc. (CTOS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services & Supplies. Price $9.19, market value $2.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 102.1×** (5-yr avg 34.5×, 3-yr avg 29.4×). Custom Truck One Source Inc. trades at 102.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 34.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 29.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 2.6×**. The shares trade at 2.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.6×**. Enterprise value is 8.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 1.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 30.2%**. Custom Truck One Source Inc. keeps 30.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 10.9%**. 10.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -2.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -3.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.4%** (3-yr 10.1%/yr, 5-yr 65.9%/yr). Revenue grew 6.4% over the last year, against 65.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -16.7%**. Earnings per share fell 16.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.03**. Debt is 2.03 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.8×**. It would take 3.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Custom Truck One Source Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Custom Truck One Source Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $13.33 (+45% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 49.4%** (YTD 59.5%, 3-mo -5.1%). The shares are up 49.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.9%** (77.4% above the low). Trading 25% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.67** (volatility 47%). Beta of 1.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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