# Covista Inc. (CVSA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $128.09, market value $4.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.1×** (5-yr avg 16.2×, 3-yr avg 19.5×). Covista Inc. trades at 17.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 16.2×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 12.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.92**. A PEG of 0.92 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.2×.
- **Price / book: 3.0×**. The shares trade at 3.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.0%** (5-yr avg 6.6%). Free cash flow equals 9.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 19.6%**. 19.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.9%**. 12.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.4%**. 17.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.8%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.3%** (3-yr 10.4%/yr, 5-yr 16.8%/yr). Revenue grew 9.3% over the last year, against 16.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 13.9%** (3-yr 50.9%/yr, 5-yr 38.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 13.9%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 33.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 33.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.46**. Debt is 0.46 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.09** (quick 1.09). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.09 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.43**. A Z-score of 3.43 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Covista Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Covista Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $159.50 (+25% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -5.0%** (YTD 23.8%, 3-mo 1.1%). The shares are down 5.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.0%** (47.3% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.19** (volatility 53%). Beta of 0.19 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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