Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Covista Inc. CVSA
$125.48 +1.75% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.27B
Strong growthHigh quality
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 10 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +11.7%).
- The diluted share count fell 7.5% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 51 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 24%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 28%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 28%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 21%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 39%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 22%
- Gross marginTop 17%
- Operating marginTop 9%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 43%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 38%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 34%
- Interest coverTop 41%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 29%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 26%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 35%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 18%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 33%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 43%
- 6-month returnTop 26%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 45%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 32%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 13%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 39%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 9%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 46%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 14%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 36%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 32%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 34%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 9.7% | 9.3% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 15.7% | 23.2% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 57.5% | 57.3% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 18.8% | 19.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 16.1% | 20.1% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 9.3% | 9.7% | ↓ | Top 24% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 23.2% | 15.7% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 57.5% | ↓ | Top 17% |
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 18.8% | ↑ | Top 9% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 13.3% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 20.1% | 16.1% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 12.2% | — | Top 22% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 10.4% | — | Top 21% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.87×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -7.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 2.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +6.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.09×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 8.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 6.58%
- Shareholder yield
- 6.58%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -7.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -7.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jun 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 10
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +11.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $157.50
- Target vs current price
- +25.5%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +10.6% | -3.6% | -0.5% | +4.1% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +14.5% | +1.5% | +11.7% | +7.9% | +10.6% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | +11.0% | +0.6% | -13.7% | -16.6% | -4.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +10.8% | +0.5% | -30.9% | -34.4% | -18.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +8.5% | -0.5% | +7.8% | +12.5% | +18.3% |
| May 8, 2025 | +16.4% | +1.0% | +13.1% | +11.4% | -0.1% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | +32.1% | +2.6% | +10.3% | +0.2% | +5.6% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | +14.2% | +2.3% | +9.9% | +24.9% | +32.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $2.09 | $1.89 | +10.6% | $501.4M |
| May 7, 2026 | $1.98 | $1.73 | +14.5% | $487.0M |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $2.43 | $2.19 | +11.0% | $503.4M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.75 | $1.58 | +10.8% | $462.3M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $1.66 | $1.53 | +8.5% | $457.1M |
| May 8, 2025 | $1.92 | $1.65 | +16.4% | $466.1M |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $1.81 | $1.37 | +32.1% | $447.7M |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.29 | $1.13 | +14.2% | $417.4M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 16.8× | 17.9× | 20th | Top 29% |
| P/E (forward) | 13.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.4× | — | — | Top 35% |
| EV / Sales | 2.44× | — | — | Bottom 18% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.20% | — | — | Top 26% |
| Earnings yield | 5.96% | — | — | Top 29% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.2× – 24.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -16.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +23.2%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -20.5%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 51
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +6.8%
- RSI (14)
- 50.4
- Relative volume
- 0.81×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 55.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 84th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.63
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.20
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -18.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -42.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2021 | Feb 23, 2022 | -52.6% | 240 days | 172 days (Oct 28, 2022) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 | -42.1% | 39 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | -26.7% | 58 days | 15 days (May 6, 2024) |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Jul 6, 2023 | -23.7% | 163 days | 20 days (Aug 3, 2023) |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | -18.4% | 22 days | 38 days (May 2, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.27B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $7.48
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.95B
- 52-week range
- $86.97 – $156.26
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.38B | $1.45B | $1.58B | $1.79B | $1.95B |
| Gross profit | $651.9M | $774.1M | $886.1M | $1.02B | $1.12B |
| Operating income | $155.6M | $226.3M | $217.1M | $341.5M | $389.7M |
| Net income | -$162.5M | $96.9M | $136.8M | $232.7M | $251.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$3.36 | $2.23 | $3.42 | $6.07 | $7.04 |
| Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $417.4M | $447.7M | $466.1M | $457.1M | $462.3M | $503.4M | $487.0M | $501.4M |
| Net income | $46.2M | $75.9M | $60.8M | $54.2M | $61.8M | $76.4M | $41.6M | $71.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.18 | $1.85 | $1.59 | $1.45 | $1.65 | $2.10 | $1.67 | $2.06 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $10.6M | $191.9M | $295.8M | $337.9M | $470.4M |
| Capital expenditure | -$31.1M | -$26.0M | -$48.9M | -$50.3M | -$77.7M |
| Free cash flow | -$20.5M | $165.9M | $246.9M | $287.6M | $392.7M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$122.8M | -$127.7M | -$269.7M | -$227.3M | -$237.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $406.3M
- Total assets
- $3.01B
- Total liabilities
- $1.57B
- Total debt
- $905.5M
- Net debt
- $499.2M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.45B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jun 30, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,937,678
- Days to cover
- 6.52
- Change vs previous report
- +9.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 22, 1998
- 2-for-1
- Dec 19, 1996
- 2-for-1
- Jun 22, 1995
- 2-for-1