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Innospec Inc.
$85.46 +2.44 (+2.94%) At close · Jul 16
Market Cap
$2.10B
Shares
24,631,047

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$85.46 Open$83.17 Day$83.17–85.58 52W$65.51–92.14 Avg vol 30d187K Short int487K · 2.0% float · 2.0d Short vol51% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 8
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 5, 2026 Scheduled · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 8, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 16.7 · calm Equity put/call 0.67
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +10%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 64
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 75%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +5%
      trailing
      YTD return +12%
      this year
      Relative strength −4%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $81 › 200d $78 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      21 of 265 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -219.0K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.98% of float · ▲ +19.3% MoM · 2.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      265 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 51
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −4%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 28%
      contracting
      EPS growth +229%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 18.7
      below peers
      Buyback $75.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $292.5M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −25%
      past year
      ATR 2.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2025
      Full-year effective tax rate · 2026 Initiated 26%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      75% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $81 › 200d $78 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      21 of 265 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -219.0K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.98% of float · ▲ +19.3% MoM · 2.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      265 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $66 Now $85 · 75% 52-wk high $92
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Net cash non-GAAP $289.1M first quarter ended March 31, 2026
      Share repurchases $6.2M first quarter
      Adjusted non-GAAP EPS non-GAAP $5.27 Full Year

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      IOSP
      Innospec Inc.
      this stock
      $2.10B +11.7% -3.7% 18.7 2.0%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $240.89B +21.0% +3.0% 34.5 1.4%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $125.91B +7.6% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $83.40B +4.9% +26.4% 32.5 3.2%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $77.60B +3.2% +2.2% 37.3 1.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      267
      % held
      92.8%
      Reported
      21 of 265
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      294
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      487.1K
      Days to cover
      2.0d
      Change
      +78.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      51%
      As of
      Jul 16, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      75
      Value
      $6.3K
      As of
      Jun 25, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      61.4%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $119.5M
      EPS diluted
      $4.67
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $75.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 4, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Aug 5, 2026
      Last call
      May 8, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IOSP +5.9% +2.1% +4.7% +5.0% +11.7%
      SPY -0.1% +0.1% +9.0% +0.5% +10.1%
      vs SPY +6.0% +2.0% -4.3% +4.5% +1.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.92 / share · ex May 19, 2026
      Raised 5.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.79 / share · 2 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · history filling in
      Buyback program · as of May 1, 2026
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1054905 CUSIP 45768S105 13F (30d) 22 filings 21 filers Visit website