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IOSP · Innospec Inc.

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$93.85 -0.07 (-0.07%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$2.31B
Shares
24.63M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$93.85 Open$93.82 Day$93.44–94.41 52W close$65.89–93.97 Avg vol 30d162K Short int455K · 1.8% float · 3.0d Short vol40% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +19%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +10%
      above
      RSI (14) 73
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 100%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return +19%
      trailing
      YTD return +23%
      this year
      Relative strength +5%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $85 › 200d $79 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +43 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.85% of float · ▼ -6.1% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      275 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 48
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −4%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 28%
      contracting
      EPS growth +229%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 19.2
      below peers
      Buyback $75.0M
      remaining
      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 26%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2024
      Full year effective tax rate · full year 2025 27%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +19% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      73 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      100% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $85 › 200d $79 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +43 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.85% of float · ▼ -6.1% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      275 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $66 Now $94 · 100% Range high $94
      vs 200-day avg +19% vs 50-day avg +10%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      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
      $2.31B +22.6% -3.7% 19.2 1.8%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $222.53B +13.2% +3.0% 31.1 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $126.61B +4.0% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $87.17B +10.8% +2.1% 33.1 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $77.40B +5.2% +2.2% 37.1 1.1%

      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
      275
      % held
      99.3%
      Net QoQ
      -482.0K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      314
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      455.2K
      Days to cover
      3.0d
      Change
      -29.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      40%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3
      Value
      $242
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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
      Remaining
      $75.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IOSP +1.5% +11.4% +18.8% +9.2% +22.6%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.1% +6.9% +5.1% +5.2% +8.8%

      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 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $0
      Remaining
      $75.00M
      Spent 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) 266 filings 262 filers Visit website