Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT)
Materials · specialty chemicals · Nasdaq
A specialty chemicals manufacturer offering tailored formulations, custom manufacturing, and integrated technical support services across energy, industrial, and consumer end markets.
What Ascent Industries Co. does
Ascent Industries Co. is a specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures, and supplies tailored chemical formulations and intermediates serving energy, household, industrial, personal care, coatings, adhesives, agriculture, water treatment, and automotive markets. Operating three U.S. production facilities, the company offers products including surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and specialty intermediates in both petroleum-based and bio-based formulations, along with comprehensive custom manufacturing and technical support services under its Chemicals-as-a-Service (CaaS) strategy.
Themes: ["specialty chemicals","Chemicals-as-a-Service (CaaS)","custom manufacturing","formulation development","industrial chemicals","bio-based chemicals","energy sector chemicals","water treatment"]
Fundamentals
- Price$15.26 as of 2026-07-10 close
- Market cap$138M as of 2026-07-13
- 1-year return+17.9% as of 2026-07-10 close
- P/E116.88 as of 2026-07-13
- Net margin+1.5% as of 2026-07-13
- Gross margin+22.2% as of 2026-07-13
- ROE+1.4% as of 2026-07-13
- Debt / equity0.01 as of 2026-07-13
- Revenue growth (YoY)-51.7% as of 2026-07-13
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-34.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.51 as of 2026-07-13
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant revenue decline of -51.72% YoY and operating losses indicate severe demand weakness or market contraction in core end markets","High customer concentration risk with top five customers accounting for approximately 51% of 2025 revenues, creating vulnerability to customer loss or reduced demand","Raw material cost inflation, tariff impacts, and supply chain disruptions pose margin compression risks given the company's reliance on numerous independent suppliers and limited alternative sourcing for certain materials"]
Competitors & peers
- Huntsman Corporation (HUN)
- Elementis plc (ELMD)
- Innospec Inc. (IOSP)
- Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
- Eastman Chemical Company (EMN)
- Arkema (ARKAY)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-13. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-10.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.