Innospec (IOSP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Innospec Incorporated (NASDAQ: IOSP) is a global specialty chemicals company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The company operates through three principal business segments: Fuel Specialties, Oilfield Services, and Performance Chemicals. In the Fuel Specialties segment, Innospec develops and supplies additives designed to enhance octane levels, improve combustion efficiency, reduce emissions and prevent deposit formation in gasoline and diesel engines. Its Oilfield Services division provides chemical technologies—such as surfactants, corrosion inhibitors and demulsifiers—to support exploration, drilling, production optimization and enhanced oil recovery operations. The Performance Chemicals segment offers a diverse portfolio of ingredients for personal care, household and industrial cleaning, as well as specialty products utilized in food and beverage, pharmaceutical and agricultural applications.

Formed in 2004 through the separation of Octel Chemical Corporation, Innospec has expanded its global footprint through targeted acquisitions and organic growth. The company now serves customers in more than 100 countries, leveraging a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. Complementing its production sites are research and technical service centers that collaborate directly with customers to develop tailored solutions and ensure regulatory compliance.

Innospec’s leadership team, composed of executives with extensive backgrounds in chemical engineering, global operations and sustainability, steers the company’s strategic investments in research and development, digitalization and plant modernization. Emphasizing responsible manufacturing and product stewardship, Innospec holds key industry certifications and engages in partnerships aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its processes and portfolio.

With a broad product offering and deep technical expertise, Innospec is well positioned to address evolving market requirements—such as stricter fuel emissions standards, the digital transformation of oilfield operations and growing demand for high-performance ingredients in consumer markets—reinforcing its reputation as a reliable supplier of specialty chemical solutions worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.52 to $78.13
• 50-Day Range: $65.89 to $80.82
• 52-Week Range: $65.51 to $92.14
• Volume: 39,604 shs
• Average Volume: 221,800 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.91
• Dividend Yield: 2.37%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Innospec Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Innospec scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 180 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Innospec has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Innospec has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Innospec are expected to grow by 27.29% in the coming year, from $4.80 to $6.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Innospec is 16.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Innospec is 16.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Innospec has a PEG Ratio of 2.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Innospec has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the float of Innospec has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Innospec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Innospec has recently increased by 6.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Innospec pays a meaningful dividend of 2.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Innospec has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Innospec is 40.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Innospec will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.11% next year. This indicates that Innospec will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Innospec has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Innospec this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Innospec insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $391,889.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.45% of the stock of Innospec is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.64% of the stock of Innospec is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: CHEM - DIVERSIFD
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IOSP
• CIK: 1054905
• Web: www.innospecinc.com
• Phone: (303) 792-5554
• Fax: 303-792-5668
• Employees: 2,450
• Year Founded: 1938

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.09
• P/E Growth: 2.17
• Net Income: $116.60 million
• Net Margins: 6.38%
• Pretax Margin: 7.42%
• Return on Equity: 9.32%
• Return on Assets: 6.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.98
• Quick Ratio: 2.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.06
• Cash Flow: $7.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.03
• Book Value: $53.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,631,000
• Free Float: 24,274,000
• Market Cap: $1.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90