Inside the research
Ingevity Corporation
NGVT Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$73.00
▲ +1.21 (+1.7%)
| 52w hi | $77.87 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $46.20 |
| Vol | 242.30K |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score -0.31
| Short | -0.20 |
|---|---|
| Medium | -0.38 |
| Long | -0.40 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Ingevity Corporation
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
| Market cap | $2.51B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $3.65B |
| Trailing P/E | 102.82x |
| Forward P/E | 12.14x |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.79x |
| P / S (ttm) | 2.16x |
| Profit margin | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 30.1% |
| Revenue growth | -5.2% |
| Debt / equity | 2636.03 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.12 | |
| Sector | -0.02 | |
| Technical | -0.21 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Ingevity Corporation manufactures and sells activated carbon products, derivative specialty chemicals, and engineered polymers in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. It operates through three segments: Performance Materials, Performance Chemicals, and Advanced Polymer Technologies. The Performance Materials segment engineers, manufactures, and sells hardwood-based and chemically activated carbon products for use in gasoline vapor emission control systems in cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats. This segment also produces other activated carbon products for food, water, beverage, and chemical purification applications. The Performance Chemicals segment consists of road technologies and industrial specialties. This segment's products are used in pavement construction, pavement preservation, pavement reconstruction and recycling, road markings, agrochemical dispersants, lubricants, certain adhesives, rubber, and other industrial uses. The Advanced Polymer Technologies segment produces caprolactone and caprolactone-based specialty polymers for use in coatings, resins, elastomers, adhesives, bioplastics, and medical devices. It serves automotive parts manufacturers through sales representatives, third-party sales representatives, and distributors. The company was formerly known as WestRock Company, Specialty Chemicals Business and changed its name to Ingevity Corporation in September 2015. Ingevity Corporation was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.37 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.46 |
| Annual vol | 47.6% |
| Annual ret | +41.2% |
| Sharpe | 0.86 |
| Max DD | -40.5% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-06-24 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-06 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-04 | Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote… | read |
| 2026-04-15 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-03-30 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-02-25 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-02-23 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-01-05 | Material Agreement, Acquisition / Disposition… | read |
| 2025-12-08 | Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-12-08 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-12-01 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Li David H | President & CEO | Sell | 5.00K | $378.65K |
| 2026-08-12 | Li David H | President & CEO | Sell | 5.00K | $383.10K |
| 2026-08-10 | PLATT PHILLIP JOHN | SVP, Chief Financial Offi | Withheld for tax | 1.70K | $130.81K |
| 2026-08-03 | Fisher Ryan C. | SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secre | Sell | 1.40K | $103.04K |
| 2026-08-03 | Fisher Ryan C. | SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secre | Sell | 1.31K | $96.66K |
| 2026-07-24 | PLATT PHILLIP JOHN | SVP, Chief Financial Offi | Withheld for tax | 3.29K | $241.32K |
| 2026-07-06 | Fisher Ryan C. | SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secre | Withheld for tax | 168 | $12.41K |
| 2026-07-01 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Grant | 397 | $28.81K | |
| 2026-07-01 | Segal Francis David | Grant | 328 | $23.81K | |
| 2026-06-22 | Cotterman Ryan Joseph | VP, Chief Accounting Offi | Grant | 2.06K | — |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | -$995.42K |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 7 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 9 |
| Top-5 share | 97.7% |
| HHI | 3,449 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Corp | $111.76M | 1.50M |
| Millennium Management | $74.08M | 992.05K |
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $19.65M | 263.15K |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $17.08M | 228.76K |
| Renaissance Technologies | $4.72M | 63.20K |
| AQR Capital Management | $2.60M | 34.88K |
| Bridgewater Associates | $1.55M | 20.80K |
| Citadel Advisors | $1.25M | 16.73K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $55.81K | 747.49K |
As of 2026-06-30
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2016–2025 · 10 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.17B | +2.2% | |
| Gross profit | $461.50M | +5.9% | |
| Operating income | $418.70M | +11.0% | |
| Net income | -$167.10M | +38.2% | |
| Cash from ops | $205.10M | +12.3% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $72.47 | $73.49 | $71.83 | $73.00 | 242.30K |
| Sep 24 | $71.16 | $72.03 | $70.67 | $71.79 | 194.80K |
| Sep 23 | $70.72 | $72.11 | $69.75 | $71.75 | 224.60K |
| Sep 22 | $70.13 | $71.68 | $69.36 | $71.27 | 291.20K |
| Sep 21 | $68.79 | $69.56 | $67.72 | $68.96 | 226.40K |
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