secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT)
CIK:        0001708035
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001708035-26-000063
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000063/0001708035-26-000063-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000063/ecvt-20260505.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001708035-26-000063

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