AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · CTS (CTS)

CTS Q3 sales rise 8% to $143 million; net income falls to $14 million

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

CTS Corporation reported third quarter 2025 sales of $143 million, up 8% from a year earlier, with sales to diversified end markets up 22%. Net income fell to $14 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, from $18 million, or $0.59, and included a $4.2 million charge tied to an EPA past cost recovery claim. The company updated its 2025 guidance to sales of $535 million to $545 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.20 to $2.25.

Key points

  • Sales were $143 million, up 8%; transportation sales fell 7% and diversified end market sales rose 22%.
  • Net income was $14 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, versus $18 million, or $0.59, a year earlier.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.60, versus $0.61 a year earlier, including a $0.03 unfavorable impact from recent US tax legislation.
  • Updated 2025 guidance: sales of $535 million to $545 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.20 to $2.25.

The filing

CompanyCTS (CTS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2025, 8:00 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-252401

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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