Ingevity Corp
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.48B
- P/E (TTM)
- 47.8
- Dividend yield
- –
About Ingevity
Chemicals & Allied Products, SIC 2800
Ingevity Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals and materials. The company operates through three segments: Performance Materials, Performance Chemicals, and Advanced Polymer Technologies. Its offerings include hardwood-based chemically activated carbon products for automotive gasoline vapor emissions control and purification; asphalt pavement additives, road marking materials, and agrochemical dispersants; and caprolactone-based specialty polymers for coatings, elastomers, adhesives, and bioplastics. Ingevity serves global automotive component manufacturers, road construction contractors, agricultural formulation producers, and industrial polymer fabricators.
The company maintains manufacturing operations across multiple countries, including three plants in the United States and two in China within its Performance Materials unit, five production facilities in the United States for Performance Chemicals, and one manufacturing site in the United Kingdom for Advanced Polymer Technologies. Ingevity sells to hundreds of customers globally across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. Its principal executive offices are located in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Summary of the business section of Ingevity's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Ingevity Corp
- Founded
- 1964
- Headquarters
- North Charleston, SC
- Address
- 4920 O'Hear Avenue, Suite 400 29405
- Phone
- (843) 740-2300
- Website
- ingevity.com
- Employees
- 1,500, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Chemicals & Allied Products
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP, Charlotte, North Carolina
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- NGVT
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- May 3, 2016
- Shares outstanding
- 34M, Jul 24, 2026
- Public float
- $1.57B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1653477
- CUSIP
- 45688C107
- ISIN
- US45688C1071
- LEI
- 5493009UTFC4B5IMGF87
- EIN
- 47-4027764
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| David H. Li | President & CEO, Director | 120,544 |
| Phillip John Platt | SVP, Chief Financial Officer | 26,641 |
| Ryan C. Fisher | SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | 17,034 |
| Ryan Joseph Cotterman | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | 2,063 |
| Terrance M. Dyer | SVP, Chief HR Officer | 7,402 |
| Mary Dean Hall | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | 37,427 |
| Richard Allen White JR | SVP and Pres, Perf Chemicals | 20,080 |
| Clarence Reid Clontz Jr. | SVP, Operations | 9,563 |
| Michael N. Shukov | SVP and Pres, APT | 1,389 |
| Ruth Castillo | SVP and Pres, Perf Materials | 3,688 |
| Stuart Edward Woodcock Jr. | EVP, President Perf Materials | 39,267 |
| Steven Paul Hulme | SVP and Pres, APT | 3,309 |
| J. Kevin Willis | Director | 11,478 |
| Francis David Segal | Director | 8,612 |
| Luis M. Fernandez-Moreno | Director | 37,882 |
| Diane H. Gulyas | Director | 18,535 |
| Bruce D. Hoechner | Director | 10,732 |
| Frederick J. Lynch | Director | 28,263 |
| Benjamin G. Wright | Director | 11,948 |
| Karen G. Narwold | Director | 18,900 |
| Jean Blackwell | Director | 24,359 |
| Daniel F. Sansone | Director | 23,706 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 David H.Li | $12.84M | $24.51M | $1.51M | $78000000 | $90000000 |
| FY2025 Luis Fernandez Moreno | $1.07M | $1.60M | $1.51M | $78000000 | $90000000 |
| FY2024 John C.Fortson | $6.29M | $817.28K | $1.49M | $54000000 | $108000000 |
| FY2024 Luis Fernandez Moreno | $2.04M | $1.99M | $1.49M | $54000000 | $108000000 |
| FY2023 John C.Fortson | $5.29M | -$1.08M | $1.72M | $62000000 | $114000000 |
| FY2023 John CFortson | $5.29M | -$1.27M | $1.72M | $62000000 | $114000000 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“We currently employ approximately 1,500 employees, of whom approximately 74 percent are employed in the U.S.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 8, 2018 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 6, 2015 | Spin-off | Registration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off |