CTOS (Custom Truck One Source) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.01 (As of Mar. 2026) — 100% Below Median


CTOS Custom Truck One Source Inc CTOS
74 GF Score
Price $10.04
GF Value $6.39
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Custom Truck One Source Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Custom Truck One Source CTOS -9.06% 74 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.01 as of Mar. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 26.13. GuruFocus rates CTOS with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.39 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 591 Business Services companies, Custom Truck One Source ranks worse than 99.32% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.01. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 1004.


The historical rank and industry rank for Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CTOS' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.57   Med: 26.13   Max: 1326.67
Current: 1115.56


During the past 9 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Custom Truck One Source was 1326.67. The lowest was 10.57. And the median was 26.13.


CTOS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
99.32% of 591 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 11.94 vs CTOS: 1115.56

Custom Truck One Source's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.02. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.09. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Custom Truck One Source's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.01. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.04. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Custom Truck One Source Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Custom Truck One Source Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Custom Truck One Source Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Custom Truck One Source Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.00 -0.30 -0.78 -0.27 0.22

Custom Truck One Source Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.04 0.33 0.51 0.22 0.01

CTOS vs MGRC, VSTS, PRG: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Custom Truck One Source's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Custom Truck One Source Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Custom Truck One Source's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Custom Truck One Source's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Custom Truck One Source Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -17
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 270
Change In Deferred Tax 11
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 305
Change In Working Capital 43
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 227

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Custom Truck One Source's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-17 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Custom Truck One Source's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $270 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Custom Truck One Source's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $11 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $305 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Custom Truck One Source's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $305 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Custom Truck One Source's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $43 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Custom Truck One Source's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 226.628 Mil.

Custom Truck One Source's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -17.363 +269.953+10.589
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-304.50981172816+43.478)/226.628
=0.01

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=10.04/0.01
=1004

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.01 mean?
Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.01 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Custom Truck One Source. This is 100% below median its historical median of 26.13. Over the past decade, Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.57 to 1,326.67. According to the industry distribution chart, Custom Truck One Source ranks #587 out of 591 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 99.3%.
Is Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Custom Truck One Source's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.01 is 100% below median its 10-year median of 26.13. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.57 to a high of 1,326.67. The Business Services industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.94. Custom Truck One Source's value of 0.01 is 99.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Custom Truck One Source ranks #587 out of 591 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Custom Truck One Source has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Custom Truck One Source's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MGRC and VSTS?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Custom Truck One Source ranks #587 out of 591 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Custom Truck One Source in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.94. Custom Truck One Source's value of 0.01 is 99.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Custom Truck One Source's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.57 to 1,326.67 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 26.13 vs. the industry median of 11.94, Custom Truck One Source has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Business Services company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Business Services companies is 11.94, based on 591 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Custom Truck One Source's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.01 is 99.9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Custom Truck One Source. For the Business Services industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Custom Truck One Source's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.01, which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 26.13. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Custom Truck One Source stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.39, compared to a current price of $10.04 — trading 57.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.01, which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 26.13 and 99.9% below the Business Services industry median of 11.94. Custom Truck One Source's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Custom Truck One Source (CTOS), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.01 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Custom Truck One Source stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $10.04 is trading 57.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $6.39. GuruFocus considers Custom Truck One Source to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CTOS:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.01 (100% below median its 10-year median of 26.13)
  • GF Value™: $6.39 vs. price of $10.04 (57.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 99.9% below the Business Services median (#587 of 591)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CTOS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Custom Truck One Source Business Description

Other Exchanges 65W0:Germany
Address 7701 Independence Avenue, Kansas, MO, USA, 64125
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.
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