Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.20BP/E 34.3Yield –
About Ecovyst
Chemicals & Allied Products, SIC 2800
Ecovyst Inc. provides virgin and regenerated sulfuric acid products and related services. The company recycles spent sulfuric acid for petroleum refineries to support the production of alkylate, a fuel blending component that increases gasoline octane and reduces emissions. It also produces virgin sulfuric acid for industrial manufacturing, mining operations, and water treatment applications. Additionally, the company provides thermal treatment services for hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste materials and offers catalyst sulfiding and pre-activation services used in refining and fuel processing. Its primary customers include multinational oil refineries and industrial manufacturing firms.
The company operates nine manufacturing facilities across the United States, with operations concentrated near refining infrastructure along the Gulf Coast and in California. It transports materials through pipelines, barges, rail, and trucks. As of year-end 2025, the business employs 617 individuals, all based in the United States. The excerpt does not disclose the location of the corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Ecovyst's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Ecovyst Inc.
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Wayne, PA
- Address
- 600 Lee Road, Suite 200 19087
- Phone
- (484) 617-1200
- Website
- ecovyst.com
- Employees
- 617, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Chemicals & Allied Products
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- ECVT
- Former tickers
- PQG until Aug 3, 2021
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shares outstanding
- 109M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $932.92M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1708035
- CUSIP
- 73943T103
- ISIN
- US73943T1034
- FIGI
- BBG00GX8YK99
- Share class FIGI
- BBG00GX8YLD2
- EIN
- 81-3406833
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Bitting | See Remarks, Director | 698,382 |
| Laurie Bergman | See Remarks | 43,353 |
| Michael Feehan | See Remarks | 389,071 |
| Joseph S. Koscinski | See Remarks | 595,784 |
| George L. Vann Jr. | See Remarks | 69,679 |
| Paul Whittleston | See Remarks | 72,847 |
| Patti A. Humble | Director | 33,974 |
| Sarah Lorance | Director | 54,700 |
| Bryan K. Brown | Director | 109,015 |
| Donald L. Althoff | Director | 58,376 |
| Kevin Michael Fogarty | Director | 255,998 |
| Anna C. Catalano | Director | 102,805 |
| Susan F. Ward | Director | 97,660 |
| David A. Bradley | Director | 127,999 |
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 | $4.99M | $7.91M | $1.41M | $84 | $103 |
| FY2024 | $4.09M | $1.21M | $1.24M | $66 | $105 |
| FY2023 | $4.67M | $4.39M | $1.55M | $85 | $108 |
| FY2022 Belgacem Chariag | $8.96M | -$306.89K | $2.23M | $77 | $97 |
| FY2022 Kurt JBitting | $4.38M | $3.76M | $2.23M | $77 | $97 |
| FY2021 | $8.95M | $7.29M | $2.42M | $89 | $117 |
“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.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Bitting Chief Executive Officer | $750.00K | $3.35M | $804.00K | $90.69K | $4.99M | +22% |
| Mr. Feehan Chief Financial Officer | $430.00K | $557.96K | $345.72K | $38.11K | $1.37M | +12% |
| Mr. Koscinski Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $477.00K | $781.14K | $332.37K | $39.73K | $1.63M | -10% |
| Mr. Vann Former Vice President and President, Ecoservices | $390.00K | $446.37K | $152.40K | $270.85K | $1.26M | +39% |
| Mr. Whittleson Former Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts | $380.00K | $750.51K | $202.24K | $30.61K | $1.36M | +31% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Oct 2, 2017
- Offer price
- $17.50
- Securities offered
- 29,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $507.50M
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Sep 29, 2017
- First-day close
- $17.25-1.4%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Mar 28, 2018
“Per Share Total Initial public offering price $ 17.50 $ 507,500,000 Underwriting discounts and commissions (1) $ 0.83125 $ 24,106,250 Proceeds, before expenses, to us $ 16.66875 $ 483,393,750 (1) See “Underwriters” for additional information regarding underwriter compensation.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 617 employees, all of which were employed in the United States.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Name change | Name changed from PQ Group Holdings Inc. to Ecovyst Inc. |
| May 11, 2021 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 2, 2017 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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