Ingevity Corp (NGVT) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Ingevity Corp stock $96.19, price $60.12, upside +60.0%, quality 66 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 12 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Ingevity Corp
NGVT · USThe stock costs 38% less than our calculation considers fair.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 7, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $29.88 – $90.75 · fair‑value band $60.24 – $129.25 · the $60.12 price screens below the $96.19 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 7, 2026.
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Company profile
Ingevity Corporation manufactures and sells activated carbon products, derivative specialty chemicals, and engineered polymers in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.
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It operates through three segments: Performance Materials, Performance Chemicals, and Advanced Polymer Technologies.
The Performance Materials segment engineers, manufactures, and sells hardwood-based and chemically activated carbon products for use in gasoline vapor emission control systems in cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats.
This segment also produces other activated carbon products for food, water, beverage, and chemical purification applications. The Performance Chemicals segment consists of road technologies and industrial specialties.
This segment's products are used in pavement construction, pavement preservation, pavement reconstruction and recycling, road markings, agrochemical dispersants, lubricants, certain adhesives, rubber, and other industrial uses.
The Advanced Polymer Technologies segment produces caprolactone and caprolactone-based specialty polymers for use in coatings, resins, elastomers, adhesives, bioplastics, and medical devices.
It serves automotive parts manufacturers through sales representatives, third-party sales representatives, and distributors. The company was formerly known as WestRock Company, Specialty Chemicals Business and changed its name to Ingevity Corporation in September 2015.
Ingevity Corporation was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Stock analysis
Ingevity Corp (NGVT) currently trades at $60.12, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $96.19, implying the stock looks roughly 38% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $72.94 per share, and 6 of the 12 models we run sit above the $60.12 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $37.05, and 6 of the 12 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $60.24 (bear) to $129.25 (bull), the price of $60.12 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Ingevity Corp reported revenue of $1.2B in FY2025 versus $1.4B in FY2021, a compound −4.3%/yr. Reported net income was −$167M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $2.1B Mid · P/E ratio 57.3 · P/S ratio 1.83 · EPS (TTM) $1.05 · Net margin −14.3% · Return on equity 35.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 12.7% (5-year average) · Operating margin 28.3%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 59 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 23% below its 52-week high and 30% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −43% fair-value upside, at 60%, NGVT screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
All 12 models by family
The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for a cyclical trough year.
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, 3 officers or directors sold shares worth $1.8M and none bought.
- SaleDavid H LiPresident & CEO, Director2× since Aug 12, 2026: 20,092 shares, avg. $75.97$1.5MAug 18, 202610b5-1 plan
- SaleRyan C. FisherSVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary2,709 shares at $73.72$199,698Aug 3, 2026
- SaleTerrance M DyerSVP, Chief HR Officer496 shares at $68.49$33,971May 28, 2026
Plus 8 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
Revenue & earnings trend
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