COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS)
Consumer Discretionary · automotive sealing and fluid systems supplier · NYSE
Global automotive sealing and fluid systems supplier to the world's major OEMs, navigating debt reduction while facing margin pressure and OEM customer concentration.
What COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC does
Cooper Standard is a leading global manufacturer of sealing systems and fluid handling systems (fuel and brake delivery systems, and fluid transfer systems) primarily for passenger vehicles and light trucks sold to automotive OEMs. The company operates 65 manufacturing locations and 43 design, engineering, and administrative locations across 20 countries with approximately 22,000 employees. Approximately 86% of 2025 sales were to major automotive OEMs including Ford, GM, Stellantis, Volkswagen Group, and Mercedes-Benz, with the remainder to Tier I/II suppliers, non-automotive customers, and replacement markets.
Themes: ["automotive OEM supply","sealing and fluid systems","global manufacturing footprint","operational efficiency (CSOS)","artificial intelligence in manufacturing","automotive electrification supply chain"]
Fundamentals
- Price$27.33 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$480M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+15.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-1.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+12.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-108.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity9.62 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Beta2.07 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High debt load with long-term debt of $1.1 billion as of Q1 2026 and significant interest expense of ~$28 million quarterly, combined with negative net margins limiting deleveraging capacity","Dependence on major automotive OEM customers (Ford, GM, Stellantis represent substantial portion of sales) with exposure to OEM production cuts and weakness in passenger vehicle and light truck markets","Operating in a cyclical automotive industry with exposure to global economic downturns, supply chain disruptions, and legacy vehicle platform transitions"]
Competitors & peers
- Trelleborg (sealing systems)
- Freudenberg (sealing and fluid handling)
- Martinrea International (automotive systems supplier)
- Meritor (automotive systems)
- Lear Corporation (automotive systems)
- Aptiv (automotive technologies)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.