Covista Inc. (CVSA) stock

CVSANYSEServices-Educational ServicesFiscal year ends June 30

Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 18/301% below fair value

$118.17−0.83 (-0.70%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $3.93BP/E 16.1Yield –

Covista statistics

106 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: Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Nov 30, 2016
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.93B; $723.57M
Enterprise Value: $4.21B; $617.98M
PE Ratio: 16.14; 12.88
PS Ratio: 1.96; 1.30
PB Ratio: 2.76; 1.94
P/FCF Ratio: 11.08; 12.57
P/OCF Ratio: 8.66; 9.06

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.10; 1.14
EV / EBITDA: 10.63; 9.52
EV / EBIT: 10.63; 9.96
EV / FCF: 11.86; 11.56

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 33M; 23M
Shares Change (YoY): -7.22%; 0.13%
Shares Change (QoQ): -1.36%; 0.00%
Float: 32M; 22M
Shares Held by Insiders: 2.99%; 15.8%
Shares Held by Institutions: 103.3%; 86.2%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 3M; –
Short Interest Change: 1.36%; -7.94%
Short % of Float: 8.73%; 7.79%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 8.47%; 5.54%
Days to Cover: 8.18; 3.11

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $142.13; –
52-Week Low: $86.97; –
20-Day Moving Average: $123.41; –
50-Day Moving Average: $124.69; –
200-Day Moving Average: $119.70; –
Average True Range (14): $5.25; –
Price Change (1 Week): 7.12%; 0.16%
Price Change (1 Month): -7.13%; -16.8%
Price Change (3 Months): -10.7%; -15.0%
Price Change (6 Months): -3.87%; -23.6%
Price Change (YTD): 14.2%; -10.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 22.0%; -26.6%
Price Change (3 Years): 110.3%; -9.94%
Price Change (5 Years): 259.2%; 55.7%
Price Change (10 Years): 323.5%; 102.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 589,083; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 466,964; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 374,728; –
Relative Volume: 1.05; 0.66
Relative Strength Index (14): 42.6; 40.3
Volatility (1 Year): 43.3%; 48.6%
Beta (5 Years): 0.84; 0.68

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 57.4%; 54.6%
Operating Margin: 19.8%; -5.92%
Pretax Margin: 17.9%; -2.84%
Profit Margin: 12.8%; -8.26%
EBITDA Margin: 19.8%; -3.83%
FCF Margin: 17.7%; 2.13%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 17.9%; -0.07%
Return on Assets (ROA): 8.87%; -2.87%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 17.8%; 1.94%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 17.6%; -1.78%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.81; 1.63
Quick Ratio: 0.67; 0.86
Debt / Equity: 0.35; 0.26
Debt / EBITDA: 1.26; 0.90
Debt / FCF: 1.41; 1.31
Net Debt / EBITDA: 0.70; -0.05
Interest Coverage: 8.94; 7.19

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 9.28%; 2.95%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 1.75%; 2.50%
EPS Growth (YoY): 9.58%; 5.68%
FCF Growth (YoY): 9.73%; 9.62%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 10.4%; 6.72%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 16.8%; 10.4%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 50.9%; 34.0%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 38.9%; 7.18%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.69; 0.83
Revenue Per Employee: $3.93M; $210.11K
Profits Per Employee: $504.24K; -$4.57K
Employee Count: 510; 106
WACC: 9.00%; 8.11%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $2.00B; $80.66M
Gross Profit: $1.15B; $20.29M
Operating Income: $395.93M; -$46.58K
Pretax Income: $357.75M; -$27.47K
Net Income: $257.16M; -$27.47K
EBITDA: $395.93M; -$46.58K
EPS (Diluted): $7.32; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $222.22M; $17.34M
Total Debt: $500.23M; $68.26M
Net Cash (Debt): -$278.01M; $1.01M
Net Cash Per Share: -$8.36; $0.07
Equity (Book Value): $1.42B; $19.04M
Book Value Per Share: $42.75; $1.94
Tangible Book Value: -$292.48M; $11.63M
Working Capital: -$131.93M; $5.26M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $453.91M; $40.74K
Capital Expenditures: -$99.27M; -$11.15M
Free Cash Flow: $354.65M; $5.17M
FCF Per Share: $10.66; $0.04

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 6.54%; 3.05%
FCF Yield: 9.02%; 2.18%
Buyback Yield: 7.97%; 6.41%
Shareholder Yield: 7.97%; 7.37%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $44.29M; $2.24M
Income Tax: $79.95M; $1.27M
Effective Tax Rate: 22.3%; 22.8%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $83.91; $31.68
Graham Upside: -29.0%; -25.0%
Altman Z-Score: 4.12; 2.63
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 4
Lynch Fair Value: $183.00; –
Lynch Upside: 54.9%; 12.7%

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	CVSA	S&P 500	Difference	CVSA per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-8.5%	-3.0%	−5.5 pts
3 months	-10.4%	-2.8%	−7.6 pts
Year to date	+14.2%	+11.5%	+2.7 pts
1 year	+22.8%	+13.5%	+9.3 pts
3 years	+114.2%	+77.7%	+36.5 pts	+28.9%	+21.1%
5 years	+259.2%	+72.6%	+186.6 pts	+29.1%	+11.5%
10 years	+326.9%	+308.2%	+18.7 pts	+15.6%	+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.

3M CVSA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.4% from the previous report, or 8.73% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 72.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	2,816,263	+1.4%	344,364	8.2
Oct 15, 2026	2,778,598	+9.3%	282,092	9.8
Sep 30, 2026	2,541,398	+31.2%	419,467	6.1
Sep 15, 2026	1,937,678	+9.4%	297,089	6.5
Aug 31, 2026	1,771,806	+8.7%	363,079	4.9
Aug 14, 2026	1,629,629	-1.3%	361,238	4.5
Jul 31, 2026	1,651,144	-1.9%	348,979	4.7
Jul 15, 2026	1,682,699	+2.8%	367,446	4.6
Jun 30, 2026	1,636,214	-0.5%	417,807	3.9
Jun 15, 2026	1,643,903	+7.5%	267,890	6.1
May 29, 2026	1,529,666	+0.9%	288,941	5.3
May 15, 2026	1,516,627	-5.2%	333,437	4.5