---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001653477-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVT"
cik: "0001653477"
company_name: "Ingevity Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:46:31.075868+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingevity Q1 net sales $258M (+4%), adj. EPS $1.15 beats $1.01; reaffirms guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $258.0M (+4% YoY); GAAP net income $23.4M ($0.65 diluted EPS) vs $29.1M ($0.79) prior year.
- Adjusted earnings from cont. ops $41.4M ($1.15 diluted EPS) vs $37.0M ($1.01) in prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA from cont. ops $91.5M, flat YoY; margin 35.5% vs 36.8%.
- Completed sale of N. Charleston refinery & Performance Chemicals Industrial Specialties for ~$93M on Jan 1, 2026; Road Markings sale for ~$65M on Apr 15.
- Reaffirms full year guidance, adjusted for sale of Road Markings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653477-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVT
- cik: 0001653477
- company_name: Ingevity Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347726000031/0001653477-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347726000031/ngvt-20260506.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-26-000031
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-26-000031.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 270c62f2e92bf07c50619a80b8ec5a54dd51a642
  claim: Ingevity Corp updated its full year guidance (reaffirmed).
  evidence_excerpt: Reaffirms full year guidance, adjusted for sale of Road Markings
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347726000031/0001653477-26-000031-index.htm
- claim_id: de8c101c446a58f65018ed7a893eb248a96bb46c
  claim: Ingevity Corp reported three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $258.0 million, net income $23.4 million, EPS $0.65.
  evidence_excerpt: Ingevity reports first quarter 2026 financial results First Quarter 2026 Results & Recent Highlights: • Net sales of $258.0 million increased 4% from prior year • Net income from continuing operations of $23.4 million and $0.65 per diluted share compared to $29.1 million and $0.79 in the prior year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347726000031/0001653477-26-000031-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.