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CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC CMT

NYSE · stock · Plastics Products, NEC · website · IPO 1988-09-16 · LEI

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$208.7M
P / E18.6×
P / S0.8×
P / B1.3×
P / FCF108.9×
Net margin4.1%
Return on equity7.1%
FCF margin0.7%
Net cash$20.4M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.8×
Enterprise value USD$188.3M
EV / EBITDA7.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.6%
Return on capital7.3%
Graham number -1%$22.97

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($22.97); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.20% 3.40% -1.80% -5.40% 3.70% 1.50% 3.20% 5.70% 4.40% 4.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
16.00% 15.20% 10.10% 7.60% 15.50% 13.40% 13.90% 18.00% 17.60% 17.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.60% 4.90% -1.20% -4.10% 4.70% 3.60% 4.80% 7.40% 5.50% 5.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.70% 5.30% -4.80% -18.00% 8.70% 4.70% 10.50% 14.60% 9.00% 7.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
7.7M 7.7M 7.8M 7.9M 8.0M 8.2M 8.4M 8.8M 8.8M 8.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$18.5M -$23.0M $53.3M -$1.9M $21.1M $15.1M $18.8M -$2.6M -$22.1M -$20.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.60% 3.90% -2.40% -8.50% 4.90% 2.50% 6.10% 9.50% 6.30% 4.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
13.30% 1.60% -4.60% 3.30% 11.00% 0.30% 0.60% 7.20% 7.80% 0.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.10× 0.04× 0.56× 0.00× 0.27× 0.21× 0.20× 0.15× 0.13× 0.11× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.97 $0.70 -$0.62 -$1.94 $0.98 $0.55 $1.44 $2.31 $1.51 $1.29 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC trades at about 18× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.9×–29.7×, median 12.2×).

6.9× 29.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.9×–29.7×); dot = today's 18×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin17.4%17.6%18.0%13.9%13.4%15.5%7.6%10.1%15.2%16.0%
Operating margin5.2%5.5%7.4%4.8%3.6%4.7%-4.1%-1.2%4.9%6.6%
Net margin4.1%4.4%5.7%3.2%1.5%3.7%-5.4%-1.8%3.4%4.2%
FCF margin0.7%7.8%7.2%0.6%0.3%11.0%3.3%-4.6%1.6%13.3%
Return on assets4.9%6.3%9.5%6.1%2.5%4.9%-8.5%-2.4%3.9%5.6%
Return on equity7.1%9.0%14.6%10.5%4.7%8.7%-18.0%-4.8%5.3%7.7%
Debt / equity0.11×0.13×0.15×0.20×0.21×0.27×0.00×0.56×0.04×0.10×
Current ratio3.022.802.231.591.421.570.732.002.642.81

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.