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Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) Stock Analysis

Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) is a Specialty Chemicals stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

NGVT

$70.69

+$0.09 (+0.13%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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NGVT Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$70.76
Previous Close
$70.60
Day's Range
69.90–71.69
52-Week Range
45.85–79.29
Volume
264.28K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.14
Valuation
Market Cap
$2.43B
P/E Ratio
100.99
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
11.76
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
2.41
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.09
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.70
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.17B−2.71%
Net Income (FY)
−$167.10M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
4.65%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
34.38M
1-Year Return
+26.46%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
252.95K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, NGVT closed at $70.69, +26.46% over 1 year.

Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) has a market capitalization of $2.43B.

In fiscal 2025, NGVT reported revenue of $1.17B.

NGVT Stock Return by Calendar Year

Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $12,646
+26.46%
5 years
$10,000 $8,949
−10.51%
10 years
$10,000 $16,688
+66.88%

If you had invested $10,000 in Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $16,688 at the close on October 21, 2026: +66.88% in total, +5.25% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+19.45%
2025+45.23%
2024−13.70%
2023−32.96%
2022−1.76%
2021−5.32%
2020−13.33%
2019+4.41%
2018+18.76%
2017+28.45%
2016 (partial year)+26.14%

As of October 21, 2026.

NGVT Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.17B−$167.10M−14.3%
2024$1.20B−$430.30M−35.9%
2023$1.22B−$5.40M−0.4%
2022$1.67B$211.60M12.7%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.17B$461.50M$261.90M−$167.10M−14.3%
2024$1.20B$464.80M$282.50M−$430.30M−35.9%
2023$1.22B$445.00M$257.80M−$5.40M−0.4%
2022$1.67B$570.10M$341.00M$211.60M12.7%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

NGVT Valuation vs Specialty Chemicals Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricNGVTSpecialty Chemicals medianvs median
P/E100.9928.293.6x the median
P/S ratio2.091.5931% above
Profit margin4.65%2.70%2.0 pts above

Medians across 70 Specialty Chemicals stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Company Overview

Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) carries a market capitalisation of $2.43B. It is classified in the Specialty Chemicals industry, within the Basic Materials sector. The company reports 1,400 employees.

NGVT last closed at $70.69 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.09 (+0.13%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $45.85 to $79.29. The latest close sits 54.18% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $1.17B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $1.20B, that is a change of −2.71%. The same year closed with a net loss of $167.10M. Profit margin runs at 4.65%. That is 2 percentage points above the Specialty Chemicals median of 2.7%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.7.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $1.67B in 2022 to $1.17B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 100.99 times earnings. That is 3.6 times the Specialty Chemicals median of 28.29. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.76. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.41. The price-to-sales ratio is 2.09. On price-to-sales that is 31.41% above the Specialty Chemicals median of 1.59. 70 Specialty Chemicals companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +26.46%. Measured over 10 years, that is +5.25% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.14. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 43.49%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for NGVT.

So far in 2026 the total return is +19.45%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +45.23% and 2023 returned −32.96%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Ingevity Corporation NGVT $2.43B 101.0
Linde plc LIN $230.75B 32.3
The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW $81.88B 31.1
Ecolab Inc. ECL $80.76B 38.7

The Specialty Chemicals industry average P/E ratio is 28.3x. Ingevity Corporation trades at a P/E of 101.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Ingevity Corporation

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.

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