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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS)

Cooper-Standard Q3 net loss widens to $20.4 million; cuts 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Cooper-Standard reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $708.6 million, up 1.9% from a year earlier, but its net loss widened to $20.4 million from $7.6 million, including $19.2 million of restructuring charges. The company also lowered its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $235 million to $245 million from $265 million to $295 million, citing commodity and inflation headwinds that remain higher than previously expected.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 sales were $708.6 million, up 1.9% from $695.5 million in Q3 2025; net loss was $20.4 million, or $(1.13) per diluted share, versus $7.6 million in Q3 2025.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $52.8 million, compared with $53.3 million a year earlier; restructuring charges were $19.2 million.
  • Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance was cut to $235 million to $245 million from $265 million to $295 million; sales guidance was narrowed to $2.75 billion to $2.85 billion from $2.7 billion to $2.9 billion.
  • Cash and cash equivalents were $112.3 million at September 30, 2026; Q3 operating cash flow was $5.2 million and net new business awards totaled $148.8 million.

The filing

CompanyCooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 5, 2026, 7:09 AM ET
Accession number0001320461-26-000138

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 05, 2026.

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