ECVT Stock Analysis: Ecovyst | NYSE
Specialty Chemicals | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.107m USD | 12M Return: 13.3% | US27923Q1094 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 13.0M
EPS Trend: -21.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 78.9%
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 8.8 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) is a specialty chemicals company that produces and sells both virgin and regenerated sulfuric acid, serving customers in the United States and international markets. Its products and logistics services support alkylate production for refineries, as well as mining, water treatment, and broader industrial applications. Sulfuric acid is one of the most widely consumed industrial chemicals globally, and Ecovysts regeneration capabilities position it within the circular economy by reclaiming and reprocessing spent acid rather than producing only new material. The company was originally founded in 1831 as PQ Group Holdings and rebranded as Ecovyst in August 2021; it is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and is classified within the GICS Materials sector.
- Refinery utilization drives virgin sulfuric acid demand
- Mining sector consumption supports acid pricing
- Catalyst Technologies margins expand on higher utilization
| Net Income: -61.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.40 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 12.40% < 20% (prev 21.26%; Δ -8.86% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 148.3m > Net Income -61.3m |
| Net Debt (512.0m) to EBITDA (213.1m): 2.40 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.70 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (110.8m) vs 12m ago -4.89% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 21.04% > 18% (prev 24.51%; Δ -3.48% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 54.04% > 50% (prev 39.21%; Δ 14.83% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.28 > 6 (EBIT TTM 79.0m / Interest Expense TTM 24.1m) |
| A: 0.08 (Total Current Assets 261.3m - Total Current Liabilities 153.5m) / Total Assets 1.42b |
| B: -0.17 (Retained Earnings -236.5m / Total Assets 1.42b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 79.0m / Avg Total Assets 1.61b) |
| D: 0.70 (Book Value of Equity 586.9m / Total Liabilities 833.8m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.02 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.88 (Receivables 112.9m/103.5m, Revenue 869.3m/704.4m) |
| GMI: 1.17 (GM 24.51% / 21.04%) |
| AQI: 0.82 (AQ_t 0.40 / AQ_t-1 0.49) |
| SGI: 1.23 (Revenue 869.3m / 704.4m) |
| TATA: -0.15 (NI -61.3m - CFO 148.3m) / TA 1.42b) |
| Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of September 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 10.21 with a total of 776,632 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.99%, over one month by -15.69%, over three months by -21.04% and over the past year by +13.32%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 9.50 (which is 7% or 2 ATR below the current price).
Ecovyst has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.67. Therefore, it is recommended to buy ECVT.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 15.5 | 51.8% |
P/E Trailing = 43.9565
P/E Forward = 14.556
P/S = 1.2732
P/B = 1.893
Revenue TTM = 869.3m USD
EBIT TTM = 79.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 213.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 493.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 13.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 599.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 53.4m
Net Debt = 512.0m USD (calculated: Debt 599.8m - CCE 87.8m)
Enterprise Value = 1.62b USD (1.11b + Debt 599.8m - CCE 87.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.28 (Ebit TTM 79.0m / Interest Expense TTM 24.1m)
EV/FCF = 22.42x (Enterprise Value 1.62b / FCF TTM 72.2m)
FCF Yield = 4.46% (FCF TTM 72.2m / Enterprise Value 1.62b)
FCF Margin = 8.31% (FCF TTM 72.2m / Revenue TTM 869.3m)
Net Margin = -7.05% (Net Income TTM -61.3m / Revenue TTM 869.3m)
Gross Margin = 21.04% ((Revenue TTM 869.3m - Cost of Revenue TTM 686.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 19.92% (prev 15.94%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.14 (Enterprise Value 1.62b / Total Assets 1.42b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.01% (Interest Expense 24.1m / Debt 599.8m)
Taxrate = 28.19% (4.20m / 14.9m)
NOPAT = 56.8m (EBIT 79.0m * (1 - 28.19%))
Current Ratio = 1.70 (Total Current Assets 261.3m / Total Current Liabilities 153.5m)
Debt / Equity = 1.02 (Debt 599.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 586.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.40 (Net Debt 512.0m / EBITDA 213.1m)
Debt / FCF = 7.09 (Net Debt 512.0m / FCF TTM 72.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 593.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -3.81% (Net Income -61.3m / Total Assets 1.42b)
RoE = -10.33% (Net Income TTM -61.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 593.4m)
RoCE = 7.28% (EBIT 79.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 593.4m + L.T.Debt 493.0m))
RoIC = 4.59% (NOPAT 56.8m / Invested Capital 1.24b)
WACC = 7.26% (E(1.11b)/V(1.71b) * Re(9.64%) + D(599.8m)/V(1.71b) * Rd(4.01%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 9.64% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -90.75 | Cagr: -2.54%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.26% ; FCFF base≈76.9m ; Y1≈68.1m ; Y5≈56.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 3.51 (EV 896.6m - Net Debt 512.0m = Equity 384.6m / Shares 109.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -14.09% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -21.80 | EPS CAGR: -3.78% | SUE: 0.72 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 78.85 | Revenue CAGR: 6.87% | SUE: 0.93 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.21 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.68 | Chg30d=+0.77% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+75.4% | GrowthRev=+40.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.87 | Chg30d=-1.06% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+27.5% | GrowthRev=+4.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=0, down=0)