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IOSP

Innospec Inc.

IOSP

NASDAQ·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $2.0B

$82.30

+0.65%

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52-Week Range

$65.51 - $92.14

P/E

17.89

Fwd P/E

17.22

Beta

0.91

Div Yield

2.19%

Avg Vol

213.6K

Shares Out

24.9M

Mkt Cap

$2.0B

Price action

Price chart

Down 7.2% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • 85+ years of industry expertise and established customer relationships
  • Specialized product portfolio with high barriers to entry and switching costs
  • Global manufacturing and distribution network across North America, Europe, and international markets
  • Technology-driven innovation in fuel efficiency and oilfield chemical solutions
  • Diversified end-market exposure reduces dependence on single industry cycles

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing demand for fuel efficiency additives and environmental compliance solutions

Value

Fairly valued vs Specialty Chemicals peers

Momentum

Strong

+10.8% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.19% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 6, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.05 vs $1.02 consensus (+2.9% surprise). Revenue of $453.2M vs $432.1M expected (+4.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +2.9%
Rev beat +4.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+2.9%

Next: May 6, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-6%

-12%

+1%

-0%

-2%

+3%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$435.0M

$443.4M

$466.8M

$440.8M

$439.7M

$441.9M

$455.6M

$453.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

6.7%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

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vs Industry

How IOSP stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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