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Covista Inc. (CVSA)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Covista Inc. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.95B
Revenue growth (YoY)
9.3%
Net income
$251.6M
Diluted EPS
$7.04
Gross margin
57.3%
Operating margin
19.6%
Net margin
12.9%
FCF margin
20.1%
ROE
17.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
18.8×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$4.79B
Long-term debt / equity
0.45×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended June 30, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Covista

  • Revenue grew 9.3% to $2.0B in FY2026, slower than the 12.9% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 19.6% in FY2026, +14.1 pp against 5.6% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $501M, up 9.7% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $393M in FY2026, 20.1% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 6.1% to $252M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Covista’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin57.3%
84th percentile of 275
Operating margin19.6%
91st percentile of 348
Net margin12.9%
89th percentile of 377
FCF margin20.1%
97th percentile of 351
Revenue growth (YoY)+9.3%
74th percentile of 394
ROE17.4%
73rd percentile of 343
P/E18.8×
49th percentile of 249
Long-term debt / equity0.45×
50th percentile of 234
Short interest4.51d
57th percentile of 401

Covista’s FCF margin of 20.1% ranks in the 97th percentile of the 351 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Covista’s operating margin of 19.6% ranks in the 91st percentile of the 348 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Covista’s net margin of 12.9% ranks in the 89th percentile of the 377 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 11 insider sales totaling $4.4M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
1
0 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
7
6 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$85.2M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$33.4M272.0KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$32.3M259.4KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$9.7M77.6KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$2.9M23.3KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$2.7M21.8KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$2.1M17.2KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$2.0M16.2KReduced

No longer held by: Citadel Advisors (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
11
$4.4M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-27
filed 2026-08-28
Gangadharan ManjunathVP, Chief Accounting OfficerSell1.8K$137.18$247K
2026-08-11
filed 2026-08-13
Beard, Stephen W.Chairman & CEOSell3.5K$130.34$462K
2026-08-07
filed 2026-08-11
BECK DOUGLAS G.SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISSSell4.5K$135.81$615K
2026-08-07
filed 2026-08-11
Phelan Robert J.Chief Financial OfficerSell2.2K$135.15$295K
2026-07-13
filed 2026-07-15
Beard, Stephen W.Chairman & CEOSell5.3K$132.75$702K
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-09
BECK DOUGLAS G.SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISSSell2.4K$135.34$330K
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-09
Phelan Robert J.Chief Financial OfficerSell2.4K$135.39$327K
2026-07-07
filed 2026-07-09
Phelan Robert J.Chief Financial OfficerSell2.9K$135.41$393K
2026-07-07
filed 2026-07-09
BECK DOUGLAS G.SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISSSell2.6K$135.40$359K
2026-06-11
filed 2026-06-12
Beard, Stephen W.Chairman & CEOSell2.5K$130.78$331K
2026-06-10
filed 2026-06-12
Beard, Stephen W.Chairman & CEOSell2.8K$130.14$359K
2026-05-08
filed 2026-05-12
Beard, Stephen W.Chairman & CEOSell15.9K$131.25$2.1M

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
1.6M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-1.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.51
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
361.2K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-141.6M-1.3%4.51
2026-07-311.7M-1.9%4.73
2026-07-151.7M+2.8%4.58
2026-06-301.6M-0.5%3.92
2026-06-151.6M+7.5%6.14
2026-05-291.5M+0.9%5.29
2026-05-151.5M-5.2%4.55
2026-04-301.6M-2.6%5.52

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$1.95B$1.79B$1.58B$1.45B$1.38B
Gross profit$1.12B$1.02B$886.1M$802.3M$722.1M
Operating income$383.4M$341.5M$217.1M$168.2M$76.7M
Net income$251.6M$237.1M$136.8M$93.4M$311.0M
Diluted EPS$7.04$6.18$3.39$2.05$6.43

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$470.4M$337.9M$295.8M$191.9M$10.6M
Capital expenditure$77.7M$50.3M$48.9M$26.0M$31.1M
Free cash flow$392.7M$287.6M$246.9M$165.9M$-20.5M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$501.4M9.7%$71.7M$2.06
Q3 FY2026$487.0M4.5%$41.6M$1.20
Q2 FY2026$503.4M12.4%$76.4M$2.11
Q1 FY2026$462.3M10.8%$61.8M$1.67
Q4 FY2025$457.1M11.5%$54.2M$1.44
Q3 FY2025$466.1M12.9%$60.8M$1.59
Q2 FY2025$447.7M13.9%$75.9M$1.98
Q1 FY2025$417.4M13.2%$46.2M$1.18

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryServices-Educational Services
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2016
SEC CIK730464

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-05-07
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10-Q2026-01-28
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-07-28
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8-K2026-05-07
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8-K2026-04-09
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.