Company Overview
Ecovyst Inc. offers virgin and regenerated sulfuric acid products and services in the United States and internationally. It offers end-to-end logistics for production of alkylate for refineries mining, water treatment, and industrial applications. The company was formerly known as PQ Group Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ecovyst Inc. in August 2021. Ecovyst Inc. was founded in 1831 and is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $723.51M (+20.9% YoY); net profit $-71.13M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +20.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.4%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.41% |
| 1 Year: | 20.93% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +13.70% |
| 6 Months: | -7.43% |
| 3 Months: | -20.54% |
| 1 Month: | -7.18% |
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- RSI (14)38.91 · Neutral
P/E of 56.72 is above the sector median of 22.37 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 56.7.
- Trading 31.8% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECVT Ecovyst Inc. R2KR3K | 10.21 | 56.72 | $1.12B | 0.00% | 5.69% | 4.03% | 6.41% | - |
| 2 | LIN Linde plc NDXSPXR3K | 477.57 | 30.83 | $220.15B | 1.31% | 12.46% | 18.40% | 13.90% | 18.47% |
| 3 | SCCO Southern Copper Corporation R3K | 198.76 | 29.49 | $165.83B | 2.28% | 36.40% | 49.90% | 8.32% | 3.80% |
| 4 | NEM Newmont Corporation SPXR3K | 128.09 | 16.15 | $134.97B | 0.99% | - | 25.91% | 6.53% | 20.15% |
| 5 | AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 204.73 | 17.53 | $103.67B | 1.01% | 19.78% | 22.97% | 27.53% | 88.11% |
| 6 | FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPXR3K | 72.73 | 35.65 | $101.82B | 0.88% | 12.50% | 14.75% | 1.35% | -1.26% |
| 7 | SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPXR3K | 333.71 | 30.81 | $81.01B | 0.88% | 21.93% | 65.12% | 6.18% | 8.26% |
| 8 | ECL Ecolab Inc. SPXR3K | 279.28 | 37.49 | $78.29B | 1.03% | 15.10% | 21.96% | 6.55% | 9.74% |
| 9 | B Barrick Mining Corporation | 44.75 | 10.31 | $74.98B | 1.60% | 16.65% | 25.18% | 15.47% | 126.10% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | 332.93M | 389.27M | 391.83M | 358.07M | 366.20M | 434.71M | 427.20M | 380.04M | 297.47M | 311.64M | 307.27M | 283.54M | 125.55M | 115.64M | 130.68M | 124.05M | 126.62M | 146.95M | 167.43M | 170.20M | 179.71M | 225.17M | 232.53M | 182.74M | 160.87M | 184.11M | 173.33M | 141.60M | 153.96M | 153.87M | 148.87M | 143.11M | 176.06M | 204.91M | 199.43M | 214.95M | 249.96M |
| Gross Profit | 62.30M | 95.30M | 70.39M | 82.71M | 107.41M | 102.56M | 84.15M | 78.12M | 108.40M | 107.50M | 87.61M | 67.73M | 81.86M | 82.91M | 65.90M | 37.70M | 34.87M | 40.83M | 37.55M | 30.12M | 38.47M | 53.64M | 54.42M | 47.73M | 59.86M | 67.67M | 49.37M | 36.49M | 60.97M | 53.18M | 33.23M | 42.03M | 45.13M | 42.99M | 19.10M | 40.16M | 52.08M | 46.75M | 36.41M | 49.85M |
| Operating Income | 16.75M | 44.25M | 15.14M | 37.65M | 55.08M | 46.38M | 26.77M | 28.19M | 49.05M | 48.85M | 57.46M | 29.00M | 48.84M | 41.19M | 28.48M | 11.97M | 9.85M | 18.75M | 10.99M | 2.48M | 11.65M | 22.49M | 17.98M | 16.44M | 27.41M | 38.54M | 22.00M | 8.66M | 33.31M | 31.93M | 13.48M | 21.67M | 27.54M | 22.44M | -981.00K | 15.78M | 28.27M | 21.81M | 12.54M | 19.36M |
| Net Income | -77.26M | -10.02M | 10.66M | -2.45M | -1.61M | -3.35M | 65.01M | 214.00K | 15.78M | 14.19M | 28.12M | 3.15M | 30.57M | 18.64M | 27.17M | 224.00K | 15.93M | 7.51M | -302.43M | -92.64M | -1.49M | -71.26M | 25.43M | 7.88M | 19.25M | 21.32M | 25.25M | -1.47M | 26.12M | 16.57M | 1.22M | 8.29M | 14.25M | -30.42M | -3.60M | 5.99M | -79.25M | 5.74M | 4.31M | 7.87M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.99 | -0.10 | 0.10 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.03 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.06 | -2.22 | -0.68 | -0.01 | -0.52 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.20 | -0.01 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.12 | -0.26 | -0.03 | 0.05 | -0.69 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 388.88M | 1.06B | 1.47B | 1.23B | 532.75M | 495.92M | 611.20M | 820.16M | 584.85M | 598.29M | 723.51M |
| Gross Profit | 110.08M | 254.09M | 376.84M | 303.39M | 167.21M | 150.95M | 176.66M | 224.63M | 166.45M | 163.38M | 158.09M |
| Operating Income | 55.77M | 81.54M | 165.89M | 155.56M | 65.97M | 51.57M | 54.61M | 104.39M | 89.55M | 85.13M | 64.89M |
| Net Income | 11.43M | -79.75M | 57.60M | 58.30M | 79.54M | -278.77M | -139.95M | 73.70M | 71.15M | -6.65M | -71.13M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.51 | -1.02 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.59 | -2.04 | -1.02 | 0.55 | 0.60 | -0.06 | -0.61 |
| R&D Expense | 0 | 7.27M | 13.86M | 13.72M | 7.36M | 7.14M | 7.50M | 7.23M | 7.80M | 6.81M | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 4.26B | 4.42B | 4.33B | 4.32B | 3.20B | 1.93B | 1.88B | 1.84B | 1.80B | 1.26B |
| Total Equity | 217.82M | 235.29M | 1.02B | 1.63B | 1.66B | 1.78B | 1.28B | 740.74M | 707.23M | 705.46M | 700.46M | 603.44M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 22.63M | 25.16M | 70.74M | 66.19M | 37.16M | 36.12M | 113.38M | 140.89M | 110.92M | 88.36M | 131.39M | 197.19M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 2.55B | 2.19B | 2.11B | 1.84B | 1.40B | 872.84M | 865.87M | 858.95M | 852.10M | 392.58M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 3.23B | 2.78B | 2.66B | 2.54B | 1.92B | 1.19B | 1.18B | 1.13B | 1.10B | 657.54M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 242.39M | 288.41M | 255.61M | 270.36M | 201.87M | 145.08M | 129.40M | 119.08M | 115.13M | 120.81M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 44.72M | 122.71M | 165.17M | 248.64M | 267.76M | 223.60M | 129.92M | 186.61M | 137.60M | 149.89M | 140.31M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -38.73M | -1.92B | -195.98M | -119.29M | -35.36M | 551.47M | 835.73M | -63.02M | -65.33M | -73.45M | 435.41M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.46M | 1.86B | 19.83M | -137.22M | -216.09M | -722.82M | -964.23M | -148.19M | -93.50M | -17.84M | -524.96M |
| Capital Expenditure | -40.99M | -121.42M | -140.48M | -111.80M | -55.25M | -54.84M | -60.05M | -58.87M | -59.04M | -55.59M | -70.41M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.72M | 1.29M | 24.69M | 136.85M | 212.51M | 168.76M | 69.87M | 127.74M | 78.56M | 94.30M | 69.89M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 136.74M | 78.72M | 5.01M | 46.95M |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 243.75M | 435.59M | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 28.3% | 23.9% | 25.6% | 24.7% | 31.4% | 30.4% | 28.9% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 27.3% | 21.8% |
| Operating Margin % | 14.3% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 10.4% | 8.9% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 14.2% | 9.0% |
| Net Margin % | 2.9% | -7.5% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 14.9% | -56.2% | -22.9% | 9.0% | 12.2% | -1.1% | -9.8% |
| ROE % | 4.9% | -7.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.5% | -21.8% | -18.9% | 10.4% | 10.1% | -0.9% | -11.8% |
| ROCE % | - | 2.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 9.74% | 10.67M | $107.83M |
| 2 | Rubric Capital Management LP | 7.50% | 8.21M | $83.02M |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.02% | 6.59M | $66.57M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.56% | 6.09M | $61.58M |
| 5 | FMR, LLC | 4.87% | 5.33M | $53.92M |
| 6 | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 4.69% | 5.13M | $51.89M |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.42% | 4.84M | $48.97M |
| 8 | Brown Advisory Inc. | 4.14% | 4.53M | $45.83M |
| 9 | American Century Companies Inc | 3.17% | 3.47M | $35.13M |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.88% | 3.15M | $31.84M |
Analyst View
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ECVT — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) trades at $10.21 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $7.84 to $14.97.
What is the market capitalisation of ECVT?
Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) has a market capitalisation of $1.12B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of ECVT?
ECVT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.72. The industry average P/E is 22.37. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.94.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ECVT?
ECVT has a return on equity (ROE) of 4.03%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 5.69%.
Is ECVT a good stock to buy?
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