Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) stock
ACNTNasdaqChemicals & Allied ProductsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 12/3011% below fair value
$13.02−0.37 (-2.76%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $117.30MP/E –Yield 0.00%
Ascent Industries statistics
93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 2, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 29, 2018
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.75
- 2.22
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.97
- 2.57
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -5.84%
- 10.8%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.13%
- 0.50%
- Float
- 8M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 13.8%
- 11.7%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 56.3%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 146,414
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.41%
- -0.80%
- Short % of Float
- 1.89%
- 9.01%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.63%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 7.55
- 5.15
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $17.92
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $12.09
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $13.64
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $14.05
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $14.54
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.42
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -5.24%
- -1.15%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -3.91%
- -4.87%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -13.9%
- -21.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -6.33%
- -20.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -19.6%
- -23.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -4.89%
- -22.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 59.8%
- -29.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -3.56%
- -77.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 22.8%
- -65.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 46,377
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 33,254
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 37,171
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.95
- 0.70
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 29.1
- 43.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 33.5%
- 80.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.34
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.94%
- -11.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- -1.26%
- -27.7%
- FCF Margin
- -8.69%
- -9.56%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -1.12%
- -49.9%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -0.83%
- -40.6%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -4.82%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -2.68%
- -37.9%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.50
- 3.30
- Quick Ratio
- 3.34
- 2.39
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 22.4%
- 6.82%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -207.7%
- -14.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -200.0%
- -12.3%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -220.3%
- 6.85%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -34.1%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -21.8%
- 6.41%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -65.1%
- 1.30%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.80
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 7.96
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $459.48K
- $429.29K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$4.78K
- -$689.41K
- Employee Count
- 198
- 74
- WACC
- 7.60%
- 10.2%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$853.00K
- -$12.95M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $28.71M
- $17.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $3.19
- $0.80
- Equity (Book Value)
- $81.32M
- $53.89M
- Book Value Per Share
- $9.03
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $67.07M
- $27.13M
- Working Capital
- $52.19M
- $79.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.72M
- -$1.00M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.88
- -$0.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -0.81%
- -21.8%
- FCF Yield
- -6.74%
- -9.44%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.00%
- 1.88%
- Buyback Yield
- 6.06%
- -0.76%
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.06%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.00
- $0.83
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $62.00K
- $73.00K
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.59
- 0.23
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -3.04
- -2.63
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ACNT | S&P 500 | Difference | ACNT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.8% | -3.0% | −0.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -12.2% | -2.8% | −9.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -19.6% | +11.5% | −31.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -4.5% | +13.5% | −17.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +58.4% | +77.7% | −19.3 pts | +16.6% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -3.6% | +72.6% | −76.2 pts | -0.7% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +27.6% | +308.2% | −280.5 pts | +2.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M ACNT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.4% from the previous report, or 1.89% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 31.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 146,414 | -2.4% | 19,403 | 7.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 150,024 | +0.2% | 22,250 | 6.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 149,795 | -0.5% | 29,480 | 5.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 150,612 | -16.5% | 27,954 | 5.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 180,387 | +21.9% | 47,486 | 3.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 147,993 | -6.3% | 68,864 | 2.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 157,944 | -3.3% | 37,855 | 4.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 163,393 | +0.9% | 36,088 | 4.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 161,922 | -58.4% | 173,134 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 389,200 | -9.1% | 57,525 | 6.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 428,291 | +3.9% | 59,111 | 7.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 412,058 | +6.6% | 82,788 | 5.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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