CTS (CTS) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.77
- Estimate
- $0.65
- Surprise
- +17.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $149.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.5 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
CTS (CTS) beat the $0.65 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.77 — a large 17.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.5/10) to Hold at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CTS Hold at 5.7/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +17.9% surprise compares with a +15.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $59.22
- Price target
- $60.07
- Stop
- $55.68
- Upside to target
- +1.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.1:1
At 23.3× trailing and 20.5× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CTS at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Market cap
- $1.69B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 23.3
- 52-week range
- $36.21–$69.55
- Off 52-week high
- 14.9%
- RSI (14)
- 53
- Volume vs avg
- 1.52×
- Score today
- 5.7/10