secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT)
CIK:        0001708035
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T10:00:58+00:00
Accession:  0001708035-26-000087
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecovyst Q2 sales up 42% to $250M, raises FY2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $195-207M
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- Net income $10.7M ($0.10 diluted EPS) vs $5.0M in Q2 2025; Adjusted EPS $0.21.
- Adjusted EBITDA $53.1M, up 27% YoY; driven by higher volume and pricing.
- Completed acquisition of Calabrian sulfur dioxide business from INEOS on June 30, 2026.
- FY2026 guidance raised: Adjusted EBITDA $195-207M (from $180-195M); sales $1,020-1,060M.
- Cash from operations $55.2M YTD; $146.5M remaining under $450M buyback program.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000087/0001708035-26-000087-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000087/ecvt-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001708035-26-000087

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