---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-189074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTS"
cik: "0000026058"
company_name: "CTS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:26:29.181214+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CTS Q1 sales up 11% to $139M; adjusted EPS $0.62; narrows 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Sales $139M, up 11% YoY; diversified end-market sales up 18%, transportation up 3%.
- Diluted EPS $0.59 (GAAP) and adjusted diluted EPS $0.62, up from $0.44 in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 23.0% (up 250 bps); adjusted gross margin 39.5% (up 250 bps).
- Net income $17M (12.4% of sales) vs $13M (10.6%) in prior year.
- Operating cash flow $17.3M, up from $15.5M; FY guidance: sales $560-580M, adjusted EPS $2.35-2.45.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-189074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTS
- cik: 0000026058
- company_name: CTS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26058/000119312526189074/0001193125-26-189074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26058/000119312526189074/cts-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CTS CORP reported 2026 results: revenue $560 million - $580 million, EPS $2.35 - $2.45.
  - Period: 2026
  - Revenue: $560 million - $580 million
  - EPS: $2.35 - $2.45
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Assuming the continuation of current market conditions, CTS is narrowing its previous guidance of 2026 sales from a range of $550-$580 million to $560-$580 million and adjusted diluted EPS from a range of $2.30-$2.45 to $2.35-$2.45.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26058/000119312526189074/0001193125-26-189074-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CTS CORP reported first quarter of 2026 results: EPS diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025..
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - EPS: diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025.
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales were $139 million in the first quarter of 2026, up 11% year-over-year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26058/000119312526189074/0001193125-26-189074-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CTS CORP reported first quarter of 2026 results: EPS diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025..
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - EPS: diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025.
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net income was $17 million, or 12.4% of sales, compared to $13 million, or 10.6% of sales in the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26058/000119312526189074/0001193125-26-189074-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CTS CORP reported first quarter of 2026 results: EPS diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025..
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - EPS: diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025.
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Diluted EPS was $0.59, up 15 cents from $0.44 in the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26058/000119312526189074/0001193125-26-189074-index.htm

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