Custom Truck One Source, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results and Increases Full Year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA and SER Revenue Guidance
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (NYSE: CTOS), a leading provider of specialty equipment to the electric utility, telecom, rail, forestry, waste management and other infrastructure-related end markets, today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026.
In the third quarter, record demand across our core T&D markets drove 16% year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth and 24% growth year to date, and we are raising our full-year Adjusted EBITDA outlook for the third time this year.
CTOS Third-Quarter Highlights
“In the third quarter, record demand across our core T&D markets drove 16% year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth and 24% growth year to date, and we are raising our full-year Adjusted EBITDA outlook for the third time this year. Our SER segment continued to benefit from strong utility end-market demand, with our rental fleet generating a record quarterly average OEC on rent of nearly $1.4 billion and average utilization of 81.5%. We also ended the quarter with record total OEC of $1.76 billion, providing strong visibility into continued SER growth through the fourth quarter and into 2027,” said Ryan McMonagle, Chief Executive Officer of CTOS. “In STEM, orders grew 22% year-over-year and backlog reached $342 million, and the third-party deliveries that shifted out of the quarter are scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter. Our earnings growth also drove a further meaningful reduction in net leverage, to 3.70x. As we look to the remainder of 2026 and beyond, CTOS is well positioned to participate in powerful secular trends, including utility grid upgrades and transmission expansion, electrification, data center-driven load growth, and infrastructure spending. We remain disciplined in executing our strategy, with a focus on profitable growth, strategic capital deployment, free cash flow generation, and continued deleveraging. Increasing our investment in the rental fleet reflects that discipline as we put capital behind visible, long-duration transmission demand at attractive returns, with the larger earnings benefit arriving in 2027.”
Summary Actual Consolidated Financial Results
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Rental revenue
$
152,696
$
127,142
$
434,971
$
364,217
$
145,060
Equipment sales
309,597
320,583
985,790
950,558
383,559
Parts sales and services
32,931
34,333
99,531
100,998
34,827
Total revenue
495,224
482,058
1,520,292
1,415,773
563,446
Gross Profit
$
113,280
$
100,753
$
340,317
$
288,831
$
123,974
Adjusted Gross Profit 1
$
170,198
$
155,528
$
510,359
$
447,704
$
180,901
Net Income (Loss)
$
2,305
$
(5,756
)
$
8,602
$
(51,927
)
$
10,399
Adjusted EBITDA 1
$
110,942
$
95,963
$
325,682
$
262,817
$
116,754
1
Each of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Further information and reconciliations for our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measure under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are included at the end of this press release. CTOS is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of its forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2026 to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure due to the high variability and difficulty in predicting certain items that affect Adjusted EBITDA including, but not limited to, customer buyout requests on rentals with rental purchase options and income tax expense. Adjusted EBITDA should not be used to predict Net income (loss) as the difference between the measures are variable and unpredictable.
Summary Actual Financial Results by Segment
Beginning January 1, 2026, CTOS is reporting our results under two reportable segments: (1) Specialty Equipment Rentals (“SER”) and (2) Specialty Truck Equipment and Manufacturing (“STEM”). The new SER segment consists of our historical Equipment Rental Solutions (“ERS”) segment (except for certain used sales to be accounted for by STEM) and a portion of our historical Aftermarket Parts and Services (“APS”) segment, and the new STEM segment consists of our historical Truck and Equipment Sales (“TES”) segment, certain used sales that previously were accounted for by ERS and a portion of our historical APS segment. We are also reflecting intercompany activity between the two segments, which is ultimately eliminated in consolidation. This new segment reporting reflects how CTOS’s business is managed and how resources are allocated in 2026 and utilizes Adjusted EBITDA as the segments’ profit measure. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined as segment operating income or loss before depreciation and amortization, further excluding the effects of purchase accounting adjustments and the impact of sales-type lease accounting for certain leases containing rental purchase options (or “RPOs”).
Management believes this new presentation better reflects the positioning of CTOS’s strategies and operations portfolio and better reflects key economic drivers, capital intensity, and margin profiles of the respective new segments, as well as aligns our external reporting with how management allocates capital and evaluates performance. Prior period amounts have been recast to reflect the change to two reportable segments.
Specialty Equipment Rentals
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenue from external customers:
Rental
$
152,696
$
127,142
$
434,971
$
364,217
$
145,060
Equipment sales
39,446
34,565
128,882
104,081
51,659
Parts sales and services
19,891
21,182
60,762
64,500
22,100
Total revenue from external customers
212,033
182,889
624,615
532,798
218,819
Intersegment sales
8,121
3,864
19,024
31,190
4,113
Rental AR Provision (1)
668
2,426
5,234
6,629
2,390
Sales type lease adjustment (2)
2,528
667
313
3,103
(4,318
)
Total segment revenue
223,350
189,846
649,186
573,720
221,004
Segment Expenses:
Cost of rental, excluding depreciation
32,507
30,133
97,797
90,265
34,542
Cost of equipment sales, net of purchase accounting, sales-type leases and depreciation (3)
29,892
23,519
89,248
67,404
30,884
Cost of parts and services, excluding depreciation
17,395
18,013
53,277
56,983
17,914
Cost of intersegment sales
7,432
3,864
17,270
31,190
3,728
Rental AR provision (1)
668
2,426
5,234
6,629
2,390
Total segment cost of revenue
87,894
77,955
262,826
252,471
89,458
Selling, general and administrative expenses
13,600
12,426
41,808
42,900
14,347
Total segment expenses
101,494
90,381
304,634
295,371
103,805
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
121,856
$
99,465
$
344,552
$
278,349
$
117,199
1
Specifically identifiable lease revenue receivables not deemed probable of collection are recorded as a reduction of rental revenue. This is classified as a segment expense for Segment Adjusted EBITDA reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).
2
Impact of sales-type lease accounting for certain leases containing RPOs: this impact is excluded from the measure of Adjusted EBITDA utilized by our CODM to allocate resources and to assess the performance of our segments as we believe continuing to reflect the transactions as an operating lease better reflects the economics of the transactions given our large portfolio of rental contracts.
3
Excludes the non-cash impact of purchase accounting, impact of sales-type lease accounting for certain leases containing RPOs, further excluding depreciation.
Specialty Truck Equipment & Manufacturing
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenue from external customers:
Equipment sales
$
270,151
$
286,018
$
856,908
$
846,477
$
331,900
Parts sales and services
13,040
13,151
38,769
36,498
12,727
Total revenue from external customers
283,191
299,169
895,677
882,975
344,627
Intersegment sales
158,967
108,975
347,570
301,363
93,153
Total Segment Revenue
442,158
408,144
1,243,247
1,184,338
437,780
Segment Expenses:
Cost of equipment sales, net of purchase accounting and depreciation (1)
232,761
240,732
727,221
711,723
281,235
Cost of parts and services, excluding depreciation
10,894
9,390
29,539
25,468
9,551
Cost of intersegment sales
133,779
108,975
292,560
301,363
78,596
Total segment cost of revenue
377,434
359,097
1,049,320
1,038,554
369,382
Selling, general and administrative expenses
17,269
17,598
54,891
50,114
20,042
Floor plan interest expense
10,819
13,785
32,477
40,846
11,139
Total segment expenses
405,522
390,480
1,136,688
1,129,514
400,563
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
36,636
$
17,664
$
106,559
$
54,824
$
37,217
1
Excludes the non-cash impact of purchase accounting.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
SER Adjusted EBITDA
$
121,856
$
99,465
$
344,552
$
278,349
$
117,199
STEM Adjusted EBITDA
36,636
17,664
106,559
54,824
37,217
Eliminations Adjusted EBITDA
(25,877
)
—
(56,764
)
—
(14,942
)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
132,615
117,129
394,347
333,173
139,474
Reconciling Items:
Corporate and non-allocated selling, general and administrative expenses
(21,673
)
(21,166
)
(68,665
)
(70,356
)
(22,720
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
110,942
$
95,963
$
325,682
$
262,817
$
116,754
See the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2026 for a reconciliation of segment-level adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes.
Summary Combined Operating Metrics
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ending OEC (a) (as of period end)
$
1,764,963
$
1,621,725
$
1,764,963
$
1,621,725
$
1,679,255
Average OEC on rent (b)
$
1,394,661
$
1,262,477
$
1,368,297
$
1,215,570
$
1,365,689
Fleet utilization (c)
81.5
%
79.3
%
81.5
%
78.0
%
81.6
%
OEC on rent yield (d)
39.4
%
38.2
%
39.2
%
38.2
%
39.4
%
Sales order backlog (e) (as of period end)
$
341,920
$
279,785
$
341,920
$
279,785
$
322,470
(a)
Ending OEC — Ending original equipment cost (“OEC”) is the original equipment cost of units at the end of the measurement period.
(b)
Average OEC on rent — Average OEC on rent is calculated as the weighted-average OEC on rent during the stated period.
(c)
Fleet utilization — total number of days the rental equipment was rented during a specified period of time divided by the total number of days available during the same period and weighted based on OEC.
(d)
OEC on rent yield (“ORY”) — a measure of return realized by our rental fleet during a period. ORY is calculated as rental revenue (excluding freight recovery and ancillary fees) during the stated period divided by the Average OEC on rent for the same period. For periods of less than 12 months, the ORY is adjusted to an annualized basis.
(e)
Sales order backlog — purchase orders received for customized and stock equipment. Sales order backlog should not be considered an accurate measure of future net sales.
Management Commentary
The increase of 20.1% in rental revenue in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025 was the result of improved average fleet utilization (which increased to 81.5% compared to 79.3%) driven by increased rental volume, with average OEC on rent increasing by 10.5% year-over-year and OEC on rent yield improving to 39.4%. Compared to the third quarter of 2025, SER rental equipment sales increased 14.1% in the third quarter of 2026 due to an increase in buyout activity of rental contracts with purchase options. SER adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2026 increased 22.5% compared to the third quarter of 2025. SER segment Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 54.6% from 52.4% in the prior-year period, and adjusted rental gross margin reached 78.7%.
Total revenue in our STEM segment increased 8% in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025 driven by higher intercompany sales to SER to support increased rental activity. This increase was partially offset by a 5.5% decline in new equipment sales driven by lower third-party unit sales volume. Third-party sales were impacted by our strategic decision to prioritize our production for additional investment in the rental fleet to take advantage of current and anticipated rental demand. In addition, unit sales volume was adversely impacted by both a vendor recall, as well as unusual damage to some finished vehicle inventory caused by a hailstorm to our Kansas City location. While these events resulted in reduced sales of more than $20.0 million, we believe they represent only temporary timing issues and that the sales delayed by the vendor recall and hailstorm will be completed in the fourth quarter. Excluding these shifted deliveries, third-party STEM revenue would have exceeded the third quarter of 2025. STEM segment Adjusted EBITDA was $36.6 million in the third quarter of 2026; 2025 segment results reflect intersegment sales at no margin and are not directly comparable. Our STEM backlog increased 22% compared to the third quarter of 2025, and, at approximately 3.8 months of LTM third-party new sales, sits modestly below our targeted range of four to six months.
The increase in net income in the third quarter of 2026, compared to a loss in the third quarter of 2025, was primarily driven by higher operating income resulting from growth in rental revenue due to higher average OEC on rent, as well as lower interest expense.
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.
As of September 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $14.6 million, total debt outstanding was $1,666.0 million, net debt was $1,651.5 million and our net leverage ratio was 3.70x. Availability under the senior secured credit facility was $234.3 million as of September 30, 2026, and based on our borrowing base, we have an additional $288.0 million of suppressed availability that we could access by upsizing our existing facility.
2026 Outlook
We are increasing our full year 2026 SER segment revenue and Adjusted EBITDA 1, 4 guidance and raising our net rental fleet investment forecast to reflect record rental performance and sustained demand across our utility T&D end markets.
Consolidated CTOS:
Specialty Equipment Rentals (SER):
Specialty Truck Equipment & Manufacturing (STEM):
“Third quarter results reflect what we believe are the early stages of what could be a once-in-a-generation transmission demand super-cycle in our utility end markets. Average OEC on rent and total fleet OEC both set new records, utilization and yield remained at or near record levels, and OEC on rent has continued to climb, surpassing $1.5 billion in October. That visibility is why we are raising our net rental fleet investment outlook to $210 million to $230 million and increasing our full-year SER revenue and Adjusted EBITDA 1, 4 guidance,” said Chris Eperjesy, Chief Financial Officer of CTOS. “In STEM, we prioritized production capacity for our own rental fleet, and more than $20 million of third-party deliveries shifted out of the quarter as a result of a hailstorm and a vendor recall. Those units remain in backlog and are expected to ship in the fourth quarter, and with orders up 22% year-over-year, we expect fourth quarter consolidated revenue and Adjusted EBITDA 1, 4 to be up both year-over-year and sequentially. The incremental fleet investment moderates our 2026 levered free cash flow 2, 4 expectations, but it is being deployed against visible, longer-term, high-return demand whose earnings contribution will largely arrive in 2027. We ended the quarter with net leverage 3, 4 of 3.70x, down more than 0.8x year-over-year even as we grew the fleet by more than $140 million, and we remain on track to be meaningfully below four times at year-end and to reach our target of below three times in 2027. 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.”
2026 Consolidated Outlook
Revenue
$2,100 million
—
$2,200 million
Adjusted EBITDA 1, 4
$447.5 million
—
$460 million
2026 Revenue Outlook by Segment 5
SER
$870 million
—
$890 million
STEM
$1,630 million
—
$1,700 million
1
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that we use to monitor our results of operations, to measure performance against debt covenants and performance relative to competitors. Refer to the section below entitled “Non-GAAP Financial and Performance Measures” for further information about Adjusted EBITDA.
2
Levered Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less cash flow for investing activities, excluding acquisitions, plus acquisition of inventory through floor plan payables – non-trade less repayment of floor plan payables – non-trade, both of which are included in cash flow from financing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
3
Net leverage ratio is a non-GAAP performance measure used by management, and we believe it provides useful information to investors because it is an important measure to evaluate our debt levels and progress toward leverage targets, which is consistent with the manner our lenders and management use this measure. Refer to the section below entitled “Non-GAAP Financial and Performance Measures” for further information about net leverage ratio.
4
CTOS is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of its forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA, Levered Free Cash Flow, and Net Leverage Ratio for future periods to their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measure due to the high variability and difficulty in predicting certain items that affect such GAAP measures including, but not limited to, customer buyout requests on rentals with rental purchase options and income tax expense. Adjusted EBITDA, Levered Free Cash Flow, and Net Leverage Ratio should not be used to predict their respective most directly comparable GAAP measure as the differences between the respective measures are variable and unpredictable.
5
Beginning January 1, 2026, transactions between segments are accounted for as if completed on an arm’s length basis using a cost-plus methodology.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
The Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2026 results at 9:00 a.m. ET on October 27, 2026, via a live audio-only webcast. Both the webcast link and a presentation of financial information will be posted on the “Events & Presentations” page of investors.customtruck.com. A replay of the call will be available by accessing the same webcast link detailed above.
ABOUT CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE
Custom Truck One Source is one of the largest providers of specialty equipment, parts, tools, accessories and services to the electric utility transmission and distribution, and infrastructure end markets in North America. The Company rents and sells its specialized equipment to a diverse customer base for the maintenance, repair, upgrade and installation of critical infrastructure assets, including electric lines, telecommunications networks and rail systems. The Company's coast-to-coast rental fleet of more than 10,850 units includes aerial devices, boom trucks, cranes, digger derricks, vacuum trucks, pressure drills, stringing gear, hi-rail equipment, water trucks, dump trucks, repair parts, tools and accessories. For more information, please visit customtruck.com.
Investors and others should note that we announce material financial and operational information to our investors using our investor relations website (investors.customtruck.com) in addition to press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls. The information we post through our investor relations website may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our investor relations website in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “suggests,” “plans,” “targets,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose,” “could,” “would,” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company's management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in this press release. This press release is based on certain assumptions that the Company's management has made in light of its experience in the industry, as well as the Company’s perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors the Company believes are appropriate in these circumstances and at such time. As you read and consider this press release, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect the Company’s actual performance and results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in this press release. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: increases in labor costs, changes in U.S. trade policy including tariffs, our inability to obtain raw materials, component parts and/or finished goods in a timely and cost-effective manner, and our inability to manage our rental equipment in an effective manner; competition in the equipment dealership and rental industries; our sales order backlog may not be indicative of the level of our future revenues; increases in unionization rate in our workforce; our inability to attract and retain key personnel, including our management and skilled technicians; material disruptions to our operation and manufacturing locations as a result of public health concerns, equipment failures, natural disasters, work stoppages, power outages or other reasons; any further increase in the cost of new equipment that we purchase for use in our rental fleet or for sale as inventory, and aging or obsolescence of our existing equipment, and the fluctuations of market value thereof; disruptions in our supply chain; our business may be impacted by government spending; we may experience losses in excess of our recorded reserves for receivables; uncertainty relating to macroeconomic conditions, unfavorable conditions in the capital and credit markets and our customers’ inability to obtain additional capital as required; increases in price of fuel or freight; regulatory, technological advancement, or other changes in our core end-markets may affect our customers’ spending; our strategic initiatives including acquisitions and divestitures may not be successful and may divert our management’s attention away from operations and could create general customer uncertainty; the interest of our majority stockholder, which may not be consistent with the other stockholders; volatility of our common stock market price; our significant indebtedness, which may adversely affect our financial position, limit our available cash and our access to additional capital, prevent us from growing our business and increase our risk of default; our inability to generate cash, which could lead to a default; significant operating and financial restrictions imposed by our debt agreements; changes in interest rates, which could increase our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness and decrease our net income and cash flows; disruptions or security compromises affecting our information technology systems or those of our critical services providers could adversely affect our operating results by subjecting us to liability, and limiting our ability to effectively monitor and control our operations, adjust to changing market conditions, or implement strategic initiatives; we are subject to complex laws and regulations, including environmental and safety regulations that can adversely affect cost, manner or feasibility of doing business; we are subject to a series of risks related to climate change; and increased attention to, and evolving expectations for, sustainability and environmental, social and governance initiatives. For a more complete description of these and other possible risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and its subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s except per share data)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenue
Rental revenue
$
152,696
$
127,142
$
434,971
$
364,217
$
145,060
Equipment sales
309,597
320,583
985,790
950,558
383,559
Parts sales and services
32,931
34,333
99,531
100,998
34,827
Total revenue
495,224
482,058
1,520,292
1,415,773
563,446
Cost of Revenue
Cost of rental revenue
32,553
30,434
98,465
91,172
34,847
Depreciation of rental equipment
56,918
54,775
170,042
158,873
56,927
Cost of equipment sales
263,877
268,377
827,722
793,526
319,927
Cost of parts sales and services
28,596
27,719
83,746
83,371
27,771
Total cost of revenue
381,944
381,305
1,179,975
1,126,942
439,472
Gross Profit
113,280
100,753
340,317
288,831
123,974
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
56,385
54,863
175,285
173,479
61,274
Amortization
6,679
6,683
20,048
20,274
6,683
Non-rental depreciation
3,666
3,332
10,460
9,904
3,404
Transaction expenses and other
8,471
3,246
18,361
12,209
5,998
Total operating expenses
75,201
68,124
224,154
215,866
77,359
Operating Income
38,079
32,629
116,163
72,965
46,615
Other Expense
Interest expense, net
37,066
40,247
110,293
119,364
38,190
Financing and other expense (income)
(394
)
(874
)
(708
)
(3,261
)
(551
)
Total other expense
36,672
39,373
109,585
116,103
37,639
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
1,407
(6,744
)
6,578
(43,138
)
8,976
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
(898
)
(988
)
(2,024
)
8,789
(1,423
)
Net Income (Loss)
$
2,305
$
(5,756
)
$
8,602
$
(51,927
)
$
10,399
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic
$
0.01
$
(0.03
)
$
0.04
$
(0.23
)
$
0.05
Diluted
$
0.01
$
(0.03
)
$
0.04
$
(0.23
)
$
0.05
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(in $000s)
September 30, 2026
December 31, 2025
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
14,564
$
6,273
Accounts receivable, net
204,900
195,541
Financing receivables, net
7,581
8,853
Inventory
1,015,714
930,939
Prepaid expenses and other
14,923
17,009
Total current assets
1,257,682
1,158,615
Property and equipment, net
162,512
142,526
Rental equipment, net
1,141,509
1,086,678
Goodwill
704,885
705,167
Intangible assets, net
205,497
225,725
Operating lease assets
114,370
110,921
Other assets
9,890
11,822
Total Assets
$
3,596,345
$
3,441,454
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$
123,341
$
88,366
Accrued expenses
88,301
69,228
Deferred revenue and customer deposits
27,822
23,500
Floor plan payables - trade
359,320
291,215
Floor plan payables - non-trade
371,234
366,208
Operating lease liabilities - current
9,345
8,955
Current maturities of long-term debt
1,235
25,858
Total current liabilities
980,598
873,330
Long-term debt, net
1,652,562
1,619,352
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent
110,253
105,909
Deferred income taxes
31,411
33,760
Total long-term liabilities
1,794,226
1,759,021
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock
25
25
Treasury stock, at cost
(124,971
)
(122,602
)
Additional paid-in capital
1,568,218
1,559,874
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(12,773
)
(10,614
)
Accumulated deficit
(608,978
)
(617,580
)
Total stockholders' equity
821,521
809,103
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
3,596,345
$
3,441,454
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in $000s)
2026
2025
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)
$
8,602
$
(51,927
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flow from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
206,105
195,010
Amortization of debt issuance costs
3,304
3,289
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
2,937
7,429
Share-based compensation
7,879
6,259
Gain on sales and disposals of rental equipment
(36,996
)
(32,177
)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
(2,137
)
6,974
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and financing receivables
(3,951
)
28,929
Inventories
(83,378
)
15,753
Prepaids, operating leases and other
3,239
5,610
Accounts payable
34,513
17,582
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
19,071
22,205
Floor plan payables - trade, net
68,105
36,675
Customer deposits and deferred revenue
4,367
1,193
Net cash flow from operating activities
231,660
262,804
Investing Activities
Purchases of rental equipment
(352,578
)
(348,923
)
Proceeds from sales and disposals of rental equipment
153,819
138,749
Purchase of non-rental property and cloud computing arrangements
(34,155
)
(23,612
)
Net cash flow for investing activities
(232,914
)
(233,786
)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities
205,414
260,581
Repayments under revolving credit facilities
(193,393
)
(135,000
)
Principal payments on long-term debt
(6,739
)
(6,836
)
Acquisition of inventory through floor plan payables - non-trade
389,183
363,907
Repayment of floor plan payables - non-trade
(384,156
)
(468,321
)
Repurchase of common stock
—
(32,575
)
Share-based payments
(1,903
)
(1,453
)
Net cash flow from (for) financing activities
8,406
(19,697
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
1,139
(68
)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
8,291
9,253
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
6,273
3,805
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$
14,564
$
13,058
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in $000s)
2026
2025
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Interest paid
$
96,508
$
104,109
Income taxes paid, net
359
697
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable
1,520
1,508
Rental equipment sales in accounts receivable
1,415
1,355
CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
In our press release and schedules, and on the related conference call, we report certain financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We utilize these financial measures to manage our business on a day-to-day basis and some of these measures are commonly used in our industry to evaluate performance by excluding items considered to be non-recurring. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide investors expanded insight to assess performance, in addition to the standard GAAP-based financial measures. The press release schedules reconcile the most directly comparable GAAP measure to each non-GAAP measure that we refer to. Although management evaluates and presents these non-GAAP measures for the reasons described herein, please be aware that these non-GAAP measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, operating income/loss, net income/loss, earnings/loss per share or any other comparable measure prescribed by GAAP. In addition, we may calculate and/or present these non-GAAP financial measures differently than measures with the same or similar names that other companies report, and as a result, the non-GAAP measures we report may not be comparable to those reported by others.
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that we use to monitor our results of operations, to measure performance against debt covenants and performance relative to competitors. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful performance measure because it allows for an effective evaluation of operating performance, without regard to financing methods or capital structures. We exclude the items identified in the reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts are either non-recurring or can vary substantially within the industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, including the method by which the assets were acquired, and capital structures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historical costs of depreciable assets, none of which are reflected in Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that results will be unaffected by the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be identical to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss before interest expense (excluding interest on floorplan financing), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, and other items that we do not view as indicative of ongoing performance. Our Adjusted EBITDA includes an adjustment to exclude the effects of purchase accounting adjustments when calculating the cost of inventory and used equipment sold. When inventory or equipment is purchased in connection with a business combination, the assets are revalued to their current fair values for accounting purposes. The consideration transferred (i.e., the purchase price) in a business combination is allocated to the fair values of the assets as of the acquisition date, with amortization or depreciation recorded thereafter following applicable accounting policies; however, this may not be indicative of the actual cost to acquire inventory or new equipment that is added to product inventory or the rental fleets apart from a business acquisition. We also include an adjustment to remove the impact of accounting for certain of our rental contracts with customers containing a rental purchase option that are accounted for under GAAP as a sales-type lease. We include this adjustment because we believe continuing to reflect the transactions as an operating lease better reflects the economics of the transactions given our large portfolio of rental contracts. These, and other, adjustments to GAAP net income or loss that are applied to derive Adjusted EBITDA are specified by our senior secured credit agreement and the indenture of our senior secured notes.
Adjusted Gross Profit. We present total gross profit excluding rental equipment depreciation (“Adjusted Gross Profit”) as a non-GAAP financial performance measure. This measure differs from the GAAP definition of gross profit, as we do not include the impact of depreciation expense, which represents non-cash expense. We use this measure to evaluate operating margins and the effectiveness of the cost of our rental fleet.
Net Debt. We present the non-GAAP financial measure “Net Debt,” which is total debt (the most comparable GAAP measure, calculated as current and long-term debt, excluding deferred financing fees, plus current and long-term finance lease obligations) minus cash and cash equivalents. We believe this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors to evaluate our financial position.
Net Leverage Ratio. Net leverage ratio is a non-GAAP performance measure used by management and we believe it provides useful information to investors because it is an important measure to evaluate our debt levels and progress toward leverage targets, which is consistent with the manner our lenders and management use this measure. We define net leverage ratio as net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the previous twelve-month period (“last twelve months,” or “LTM”).
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Net income (loss)
$
2,305
$
(5,756
)
$
8,602
$
(51,927
)
$
10,399
Interest expense
26,247
26,462
77,816
78,518
27,051
Income tax expense (benefit)
(898
)
(988
)
(2,024
)
8,789
(1,423
)
Depreciation and amortization
69,068
67,048
206,312
195,985
68,970
EBITDA
96,722
86,766
290,706
231,365
104,997
Adjustments:
Non-cash purchase accounting impact (1)
1,747
3,406
7,715
11,502
2,736
Transaction and integration costs (2)
8,471
3,246
18,361
12,209
5,998
Sales-type lease adjustment (3)
733
465
1,021
1,482
(408
)
Share-based payments (4)
3,269
2,080
7,879
6,259
3,431
Adjusted EBITDA
$
110,942
$
95,963
$
325,682
$
262,817
$
116,754
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), as adjusted for provision for income taxes, interest expense, net (excluding interest on floorplan financing), depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired rental fleet, business acquisition and merger-related costs, including integration, the impact of accounting for certain of our rental contracts with customers that are accounted for under GAAP as sales-type lease and stock compensation expense. This non-GAAP measure is subject to certain limitations.
(1)
Represents the non-cash impact of purchase accounting, net of accumulated depreciation, on the cost of equipment and inventory sold. The equipment and inventory acquired received a purchase accounting step-up in basis, which is a non-cash adjustment to the equipment cost pursuant to our ABL Credit Agreement and Indenture.
(2)
Represents transaction and other costs related to acquisitions of businesses; costs associated with closed operations; costs associated with restructuring and business optimization activities (inclusive of systems establishment costs); employee retention and/or severance costs; costs related to start-up/pre-openings and openings of locations; reconfiguration or consolidation of facilities or equipment conversion costs. These adjustments are presented as adjustments to net income (loss) pursuant to our ABL Credit Agreement and Indenture.
(3)
Represents the impact of sales-type lease accounting for certain leases containing rental purchase options (or “RPOs”), as the application of sales-type lease accounting is not deemed to be representative of the ongoing cash flows of the underlying rental contracts. The adjustments are made pursuant to our ABL Credit Agreement and Indenture. The components of this adjustment are presented in the table below:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Equipment sales
$
1,142
$
(383
)
$
(4,070
)
$
(3,528
)
$
(5,942
)
Cost of equipment sales
(1,400
)
118
1,417
2,906
4,461
Gross margin
(258
)
(265
)
(2,653
)
(622
)
(1,481
)
Interest (income) expense
(395
)
(872
)
(708
)
(3,206
)
(550
)
Rental invoiced
1,386
1,602
4,382
5,310
1,623
Sales-type lease adjustment
$
733
$
465
$
1,021
$
1,482
$
(408
)
(4)
Represents non-cash share-based compensation expense associated with the issuance of restricted stock units.
The following table presents the reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenue
Rental revenue
$
152,696
$
127,142
$
434,971
$
364,217
$
145,060
Equipment sales
309,597
320,583
985,790
950,558
383,559
Parts sales and services
32,931
34,333
99,531
100,998
34,827
Total revenue
495,224
482,058
1,520,292
1,415,773
563,446
Cost of Revenue
Cost of rental revenue
32,553
30,434
98,465
91,172
34,847
Depreciation of rental equipment
56,918
54,775
170,042
158,873
56,927
Cost of equipment sales
263,877
268,377
827,722
793,526
319,927
Cost of parts sales and services
28,596
27,719
83,746
83,371
27,771
Total cost of revenue
381,944
381,305
1,179,975
1,126,942
439,472
Gross Profit
113,280
100,753
340,317
288,831
123,974
Add: depreciation of rental equipment
56,918
54,775
170,042
158,873
56,927
Adjusted Gross Profit
$
170,198
$
155,528
$
510,359
$
447,704
$
180,901
(unaudited)
The following table presents the reconciliation of SER segment Adjusted Gross Profit:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenue
Rental revenue
$
152,696
$
127,142
$
434,971
$
364,217
$
145,060
Equipment sales
39,446
34,565
128,882
104,081
51,659
Parts sales and services
19,891
21,182
60,762
64,500
22,100
Intersegment sales
8,121
3,864
19,024
31,190
4,113
Total revenue
220,154
186,753
643,639
563,988
222,932
Cost of Revenue
Cost of rental revenue
32,553
30,434
98,465
91,172
34,847
Cost of equipment sales
29,213
25,061
93,992
74,546
36,565
Cost of parts and services
17,444
18,064
53,429
57,254
17,966
Depreciation of rental equipment
56,918
54,775
170,042
158,873
56,927
Intersegment cost of sales
7,432
3,864
17,270
31,190
3,728
Total cost of revenue
143,560
132,198
433,198
413,035
150,033
Gross profit
76,594
54,555
210,441
150,953
72,899
Add: depreciation of rental equipment
56,918
54,775
170,042
158,873
56,927
Adjusted Gross Profit
$
133,512
$
109,330
$
380,483
$
309,826
$
129,826
The following table presents the reconciliation of SER segment Adjusted Rental Gross Profit:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in $000s)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Rental revenue
$
152,696
$
127,142
$
434,971
$
364,217
$
145,060
Cost of rental revenue
32,553
30,434
98,465
91,172
34,847
Adjusted Rental Gross Profit
$
120,143
$
96,708
$
336,506
$
273,045
$
110,213
(unaudited)
The following table presents the reconciliation of Net Debt:
(in $000s)
September 30, 2026
June 30, 2026
December 31, 2025
September 30, 2025
Current maturities of long-term debt
$
1,235
$
3,209
$
25,858
$
20,892
Long-term debt, net
1,652,562
1,656,652
1,619,352
1,628,866
Deferred financing fees
12,246
13,353
15,549
16,638
Less: cash and cash equivalents
(14,564
)
(10,287
)
(6,273
)
(13,058
)
Net Debt
$
1,651,479
$
1,662,927
$
1,654,486
$
1,653,338
(unaudited)
The following table presents the reconciliation of the Net Leverage Ratio:
Twelve Months Ended
(in $000s)
September 30, 2026
June 30, 2026
December 31, 2025
September 30, 2025
Net Debt (as of period end)
$
1,651,479
$
1,662,927
$
1,654,486
$
1,653,338
Divided by: LTM Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
446,423
$
431,444
$
383,558
$
364,837
Net Leverage Ratio
3.70
3.85
4.31
4.53
(1)
The following tables present the calculation of LTM Adjusted EBITDA for the periods ended September 30, 2026, June 30, 2026, December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025:
Current Year To Date Period
Less: Prior Year To Date Period
Add: Prior Fiscal Year
LTM Adjusted EBITDA
(in $000s)
September 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
December 31, 2025
September 30, 2026
Net income (loss)
$
8,602
$
(51,927
)
$
(31,052
)
$
29,477
Interest expense
77,816
78,518
104,882
104,180
Income tax expense (benefit)
(2,024
)
8,789
2,922
(7,891
)
Depreciation and amortization
206,312
195,985
264,998
275,325
EBITDA
290,706
231,365
341,750
401,091
Adjustments:
Non-cash purchase accounting impact
7,715
11,502
15,469
11,682
Transaction and integration costs
18,361
12,209
16,639
22,791
Sales-type lease adjustment
1,021
1,482
1,229
768
Share-based payments
7,879
6,259
8,471
10,091
Adjusted EBITDA
$
325,682
$
262,817
$
383,558
$
446,423
Current Year To Date Period
Less: Prior Year To Date Period
Add: Prior Fiscal Year
LTM Adjusted EBITDA
(in $000s)
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
December 31, 2025
June 30, 2026
Net income (loss)
$
6,297
$
(46,171
)
$
(31,052
)
$
21,416
Interest expense
51,569
52,056
104,882
104,395
Income tax expense (benefit)
(1,126
)
9,777
2,922
(7,981
)
Depreciation and amortization
137,244
128,937
264,998
273,305
EBITDA
193,984
144,599
341,750
391,135
Adjustments:
Non-cash purchase accounting impact
5,968
8,096
15,469
13,341
Transaction and integration costs
9,890
8,963
16,639
17,566
Sales-type lease adjustment
288
1,017
1,229
500
Share-based payments
4,610
4,179
8,471
8,902
Adjusted EBITDA
$
214,740
$
166,854
$
383,558
$
431,444
Current Year To Date Period
Less: Prior Year To Date Period
Add: Prior Fiscal Year
LTM Adjusted EBITDA
(in $000s)
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
September 30, 2025
Net income (loss)
$
(51,927
)
$
(56,229
)
$
(28,655
)
$
(24,353
)
Interest expense
78,518
79,174
105,895
105,239
Income tax expense (benefit)
8,789
518
(532
)
7,739
Depreciation and amortization
195,985
173,253
235,807
258,539
EBITDA
231,365
196,716
312,515
347,164
Adjustments:
—
Non-cash purchase accounting impact
11,502
12,286
16,833
16,049
Transaction and integration costs
12,209
14,684
17,915
15,440
Sales-type lease adjustment
1,482
5,730
4,559
311
Gain on sale leaseback transaction
—
—
(23,497
)
(23,497
)
Share-based payments
6,259
8,748
11,859
9,370
Change in fair value of warrants
—
(527
)
(527
)
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
262,817
$
237,637
$
339,657
$
364,837