---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001708035-26-000063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECVT"
cik: "0001708035"
company_name: "Ecovyst Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:26:48.838363+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecovyst Q1 sales up 50% to $215M, adj EBITDA $39.8M; raises 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Sales $215.0M (+50% YoY); net income $5.7M vs ($8.1M) loss; adjusted diluted EPS $0.11.
- Adjusted EBITDA $39.8M (+87% YoY) on higher volume/pricing; regeneration services grew double-digit.
- Revised FY2026 outlook: sales $890-970M, adj EBITDA $180-195M, adj FCF $40-55M.
- Repurchased $35.7M of common stock in Q1 at avg $11.07/share; $146.5M remaining under program.
- Cash and equivalents $162.6M; net debt leverage 1.2x; liquidity $236.9M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001708035-26-000063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECVT
- cik: 0001708035
- company_name: Ecovyst Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000063/0001708035-26-000063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000063/ecvt-20260505.htm

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