Why is CTOS up?
Up 17% on Oct 27, and still 11% over its Oct 26 close.
- Its Oct 26 results:
CTOS's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 11. Trading was quieter than usual.
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Up 17% on Oct 27, and still 11% over its Oct 26 close.
| The company | A $29M profit after losing money the year before |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 26 |
Expected to report Tue Mar 9, after the close
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. CTOS scores 11 today, against a median of 6.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
CTOS is #5 of 9 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: CTOS $29.5M, MGRC $159M.
Expected to report Tue Mar 9, after the close (in 119 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $495.2M.
“Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2026 was $110.9 million, a 15.6% increase compared to the third quarter of 2025, which was largely driven by increased gross profit and lower floor plan interest expense resulting from lower inventory levels.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and Services | $341M | $410M | $353M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 26)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| SER segment revenue | $870M to $890M |
“With LTM Adjusted EBITDA 1, 4 now above $446 million, we currently expect another year of double-digit Adjusted EBITDA 1, 4 growth in 2027.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 26)
Sales grew 45% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count fell 2.9% a year over 3 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | -8.3% | +16.6% | +18.0% |
| Aug 3, 2026 | +10.9% | +3.7% | +0.2% |
| Apr 27, 2026 | +5.3% | +2.6% | +8.8% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $1.9B in 2025. It made a profit in two of the eight years.
RSI 54.0, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: CTOS is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Custom Truck One Source Inc is a one-stop-shop provider of specialty equipment in the electric utility transmission and distribution, forestry, telecom, waste management, rail, and infrastructure end-markets in North America. The company's segment includes Equipment Rental Solutions (ERS), Truck and Equipment Sales (TES), and Aftermarket Parts and Services (APS). It generates maximum revenue from the TES segment. Geographically, it derives a majority revenue from the United States.
CTOS scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #5 of 9 in Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 17% on Oct 27, and still 11% over its Oct 26 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
CTOS scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #5 of 9 in Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CTOS's 11.
Expected to report Tue Mar 9, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. CTOS closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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