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Core Molding Technologies, Inc.

CMT

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$26.15

−$0.03 · -0.11%

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$26.00

−$0.15 · -0.57%

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Jul 10, 2026

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Hold

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Valuation

75

Undervalued

Momentum

48

Neutral

Sentiment

54

Mixed

Risk resilience

66

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Core Molding Technologies, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, specializes in molding structural components from both thermoplastic and thermoset materials. The company employs a diverse range of manufacturing processes, including compression molding of sheet molding compound, resin transfer molding, liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene, spray-up and hand-lay-up techniques, direct long-fiber thermoplastics, and advanced structural foam and structural web injection molding. Core Molding Technologies serves a broad spectrum of industries, such as medium and heavy-duty trucking, automotive, power sports, construction, agriculture, building products, and various other commercial markets across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. Founded in 1996, the company was initially known as Core Materials Corporation, rebranding to Core Molding Technologies, Inc. in August 2002, and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
US
CEO
Eric L. Palomaki
Listed since
Sep 16, 1988
Employees
1,239

Market position

Day range

Current $26.15

52-week range

Current $26.15

Open
$26.07
Previous close
$26.18
Volume
36.2K
1.24× average
Average volume
29.31K
Average daily volume
Market cap
232.73M USD
Beta
0.45
Market reference 1
50-day average
$24.3724
+7.29% above average
200-day average
$22.059
+18.55% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
166.42M USD
P/E (TTM)
30.38×
P/B (TTM)
1.38×
P/S (TTM)
0.91×
EV / EBITDA
6.13×
Earnings yield
6.52%
Free cash flow yield
1.12%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
18.12%
Operating margin
3.58%
Net margin
2.89%
Return on equity
7.08%
Return on assets
4.91%
Return on invested capital
5.53%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.08×
Current ratio
3.02×
Altman Z-score
4.54
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends20%13%6%-0%Gross margin, FY2021: 13.45%Gross margin, FY2022: 13.89%Gross margin, FY2023: 18.04%Gross margin, FY2024: 17.61%Gross margin, FY2025: 17.38%Operating margin, FY2021: 3.60%Operating margin, FY2022: 4.77%Operating margin, FY2023: 7.42%Operating margin, FY2024: 5.52%Operating margin, FY2025: 5.19%Net margin, FY2021: 1.52%Net margin, FY2022: 3.23%Net margin, FY2023: 5.68%Net margin, FY2024: 4.40%Net margin, FY2025: 4.09%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 13.45%. Gross margin FY2022 13.89%. Gross margin FY2023 18.04%. Gross margin FY2024 17.61%. Gross margin FY2025 17.38%. Operating margin FY2021 3.60%. Operating margin FY2022 4.77%. Operating margin FY2023 7.42%. Operating margin FY2024 5.52%. Operating margin FY2025 5.19%. Net margin FY2021 1.52%. Net margin FY2022 3.23%. Net margin FY2023 5.68%. Net margin FY2024 4.40%. Net margin FY2025 4.09%.

Income trends

Revenue

273.8M USD-9.45%

Operating income

14.22M USD-14.84%

Net income

11.2M USD-15.82%
Income trends across reported periods414.65M USD265.56M USD116.48M USD−32.6M USDRevenue, FY2021: 307.48M USDRevenue, FY2022: 377.38M USDRevenue, FY2023: 357.74M USDRevenue, FY2024: 302.38M USDRevenue, FY2025: 273.8M USDOperating income, FY2021: 11.07M USDOperating income, FY2022: 18M USDOperating income, FY2023: 26.54M USDOperating income, FY2024: 16.7M USDOperating income, FY2025: 14.22M USDNet income, FY2021: 4.67M USDNet income, FY2022: 12.2M USDNet income, FY2023: 20.32M USDNet income, FY2024: 13.3M USDNet income, FY2025: 11.2M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 307.48M USD. Revenue FY2022 377.38M USD. Revenue FY2023 357.74M USD. Revenue FY2024 302.38M USD. Revenue FY2025 273.8M USD. Operating income FY2021 11.07M USD. Operating income FY2022 18M USD. Operating income FY2023 26.54M USD. Operating income FY2024 16.7M USD. Operating income FY2025 14.22M USD. Net income FY2021 4.67M USD. Net income FY2022 12.2M USD. Net income FY2023 20.32M USD. Net income FY2024 13.3M USD. Net income FY2025 11.2M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue273.8M USD302.38M USD357.74M USD377.38M USD307.48M USD
Cost of goods sold226.22M USD249.12M USD293.22M USD324.97M USD266.14M USD
Gross profit47.58M USD53.26M USD64.52M USD52.4M USD41.34M USD
Research and development——1.7M USD—1.3M USD
Selling, general, and administrative33.36M USD36.57M USD37.76M USD34.4M USD30.28M USD
Operating expenses33.36M USD36.57M USD37.98M USD34.4M USD30.28M USD
Interest income—193K USD———
Interest expense118K USD93K USD1.01M USD2.16M USD2.31M USD
Depreciation and amortization12.35M USD13.4M USD12.91M USD11.88M USD11.62M USD
Operating income14.22M USD16.7M USD26.54M USD18M USD11.07M USD
Net income11.2M USD13.3M USD20.32M USD12.2M USD4.67M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+45.70%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.39
Estimate 0.21 · Beat by 85.71%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.510.360.210.06Q1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 11, 2025: actual 0.1, estimate 0.12, surprise -16.67%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 0.25, estimate 0.33, surprise -24.24%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 5, 2025: actual 0.47, estimate 0.46, surprise +2.17%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 4, 2025: actual 0.22, estimate 0.4, surprise -45.00%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Mar 10, 2026: actual 0.36, estimate 0.23, surprise +56.52%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 7, 2026: actual 0.07, estimate 0.22, surprise -68.18%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 4, 2026: actual 0.39, estimate 0.21, surprise +85.71%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.36, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates84.07M74.45M64.83M55.2MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 11, 2025: actual 62.5M USD, estimate 71.01M USD, surprise -11.99%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 61.45M USD, estimate 80.46M USD, surprise -23.63%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 5, 2025: actual 79.24M USD, estimate 80.84M USD, surprise -1.98%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 4, 2025: actual 58.44M USD, estimate 66.44M USD, surprise -12.05%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Mar 10, 2026: actual 74.68M USD, estimate 66.44M USD, surprise +12.40%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 7, 2026: actual 58.58M USD, estimate 59.43M USD, surprise -1.43%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 4, 2026: actual 62.73M USD, estimate 60.05M USD, surprise +4.46%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 62.64M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$30.00

14.72% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $30.00Average $30.00Low $30.00

Recent analyst actions

2 institutions
Roth CapitalmaintainBuy

CMT news

globenewswire.com

Core Molding Technologies to Host Investor Day on September 29-30, 2026, Including Tour of Matamoros, Mexico Manufacturing Facility

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: CMT) (“Core Molding”, “Core” or the “Company”), a leading engineered materials company specializing in molded structural…

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marketbeat.com

Core Molding Technologies Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Core Molding Technologies NYSEAMERICAN: CMT reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter production sales that declined 1.2% year over year as continued weakness in the medium- and heavy-duty truck market offset growth in several…

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seekingalpha.com

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (CMT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (CMT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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zacks.com

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Q2 Earnings Match Estimates

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.21 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.47 per share a year ago.

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globenewswire.com

Core Molding Technologies Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: CMT) (“Core Molding”, “Core” or the “Company”), a leading engineered materials company specializing in molded structural…

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zacks.com

Western Union Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates on CMT Retail Weakness

WU's Q2 earnings miss estimates as Consumer Money Transfer retail weakness and higher expenses hurt margins, even as digital and consumer services show growth.

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.90

1992 complete year-43.8% since 1991

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 21, 2018

$0.05

Quarterly

Record May 22, 2018 · Payment May 31, 2018

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 16, 2018

$0.05

Quarterly

Record Mar 19, 2018 · Payment Mar 29, 2018

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 16, 2017

$0.05

Quarterly

Record Nov 17, 2017 · Payment Nov 28, 2017

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 16, 2017

$0.05

Quarterly

Record Aug 18, 2017 · Payment Aug 30, 2017

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 18, 1996

$0.0417

Annual

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 18, 1995

$0.125

Special

Record Sep 20, 1995 · Payment Sep 29, 1995

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ETFs holding CMT

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
5.84M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV
Market value
5.48M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
31.27B USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$126.45+0.66%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
5.26M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
2.06M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN
Market value
2.02M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
14.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$224.81+0.45%
EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF logoEA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETFBSVO
Market value
1.59M
Weight
0.06%
AUM
1.71B USD
Expense ratio
0.47%
Price / 1D
$29.62+0.85%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF logoVanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO
Market value
1.11M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
17.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$121.25+0.74%
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETF logoU.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETFDFMC
Market value
817.99K
Weight
0.01%
AUM
8.06B USD
Expense ratio
0.43%
Price / 1D
$60.95+0.73%

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