Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS) Stock

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $27.46 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $487.94M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems through its automotive subsidiary. Its components are used in passenger vehicles and light trucks made by automotive original equipment manufacturers.

Understand Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.: how it makes money

Cooper-Standard designs, manufactures, and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems for vehicles, earning revenue from automotive component sales to vehicle makers.

The company’s profit outlook is tied to customer program awards (tracked as Net New Business Awards and Annualized Future Sales Awarded), which indicate how much future vehicle production demand is being secured for its sealing and delivery systems.

Business quality (Solid): Customer scorecards are reported as Green (Overall 100 percent), and safety metrics are tracked via reportable incident rate and plants with zero incidents.

Bull case

  • Strong customer feedback on current programs: Customer Scorecards Green (Overall) is 100 percent, including 99 percent green for product quality and 97 percent green for new program launches.
  • Clear visibility into new program momentum: Net New Business Awards are tracked at 0.13 USD_B, with Annualized Future Sales Awarded at 0.09 USD_B.
  • Safety performance is monitored and shows positive indicators: The Reportable Incident Rate per 200,000 Hours Worked is 0.26, and 48 plants have zero reported incidents (with 31 plants having a perfect safety record of zero incidents).

Bear case

  • Low profitability, even when operating: For the latest period, gross margin is 12.0 percent and operating margin is 3.5 percent.
  • Electric vehicle program progress may be limited: Annualized Net New Electric Vehicle Business Awards are 0.03 USD_B, and the Incremental Anticipated Future Annualized Sales from Electric Vehicle Platform New Business Awards is 0.0 USD_B.
  • Safety is not zero across the board: Even with plants that show zero reported incidents, the Reportable Incident Rate per 200,000 Hours Worked is 0.26 (not zero).
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$27.46
Market Cap$487.94M
EV / EBITDA2.0
Price / Sales0.17
FCF Yield-59.8%
DCF Value (model)$61.16
DCF Upside vs Price122.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.74B
Net Margin-0.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)1.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)-91.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)-29.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score1.57 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score4/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Automobiles & Trucks)17.2
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock Fund Advisors ($138.58M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryAutomobiles & Trucks
CEOJeffrey S. Edwards
Employees22,000
CountryUS
IPO Date2010-05-25

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.