---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001708035-23-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECVT"
cik: "0001708035"
company_name: "Ecovyst Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T00:38:37.916036+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecovyst Q3 sales fall to $173.3M (-25% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.19

## Summary
- Sales of $173.3M vs $232.5M a year ago, driven by lower sulfur cost pass-through (~$39M) and reduced volumes.
- Net income $16.6M ($0.14 diluted EPS) compared to $21.3M ($0.18) in Q3 2022.
- Adjusted net income $22.2M; adjusted diluted EPS $0.19; adjusted EBITDA $67.9M (32.3% margin).
- Repurchased 541,494 shares at avg $9.85 for total cost of $5.3M during the quarter.
- Announced expansion of silica catalyst production capacity in Kansas City, KS supported by long-term customer commitments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001708035-23-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECVT
- cik: 0001708035
- company_name: Ecovyst Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803523000035/0001708035-23-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803523000035/ecvt-20231102.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001708035-23-000035
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001708035-23-000035.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Ecovyst Inc. reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $173.3 million, net income $16.6 million, EPS diluted net income per share of $0.14.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $173.3 million
  - Net income: $16.6 million
  - EPS: diluted net income per share of $0.14
  - Result: reported results
  source text: global provider of specialty catalysts and services, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Third Quarter 2023 Results & Highlights ▪ Sales of $173.3 million, compared to $232.5 million in the third quarter of 2022, the decrease reflecting the pricing pass-through impact of lower sulfur costs of approximately $39 million, with the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803523000035/0001708035-23-000035-index.htm

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