INNOSPEC INC (IOSP)
Materials · Specialty Chemicals · NASDAQ
Innospec is a global specialty chemical company providing performance-enhancing additives and ingredients for the fuel, energy, and personal care markets.
What INNOSPEC INC does
Innospec Inc. is a specialty chemical company that develops, manufactures, and supplies fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, and personal care and home care ingredients. The company operates through three primary segments: Performance Chemicals, Fuel Specialties, and Oilfield Services. Their products are designed to improve performance and efficiency in applications ranging from automotive fuel to personal hygiene formulations.
Themes: fuel performance additives, oilfield services, personal care ingredients, specialty surfactants
Fundamentals
- Price$97.69 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.4B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+24.4% 2025-10-08 close $78.50 → 2026-10-08 close $97.69
- P/E19.95 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+6.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+27.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+8.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.9% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.76 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.0%; at least 13 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How IOSP compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 125 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 108 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 92 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 144 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
IOSP is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
58.6 #282 of 1,379 scored · #12 of 73 in Materials
Financial health 94th (debt to equity 0) and trend 82nd (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control); weakest is growth (18th, 3-year revenue CAGR -3.3%, revenue growth year over year 2.9%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, IOSP's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 36%, operating-cash-flow payout 31%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout36% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout31% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How INNOSPEC INC looks technically
INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) is trading 18.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 82 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 60, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 10 trading days ago. It is 2.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 18.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +18.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $93.79 | $93.79 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $82.74 | $82.74 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 93.64. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 82 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 82 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with buyers in control | 32.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 60, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 60.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($92.30 to $100.48) — its "stochastic" reading is 66 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 65.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $100.48 | $100.48 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 2.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -2.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 49.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +49.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 2.8% below its highest point of the past year | 2.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $133.71 (set on 2024-05-10) | $133.71 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($65.89 to $98.72), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 3% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $77.38 to $78.43. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 3.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 26.9% below its all-time high | -26.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% above a support level at $96.38 — a price it turned at five times since 2025-03-05, most recently on 2026-09-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.61 (set on 2009-03-09) | $2.61 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 3642.9% above its all-time low | +3,643% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 66th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.16 between its high and its low — about 2.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.16 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $90.97 and $100.12 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $90.97 – $95.55 – $100.12 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.2% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (18.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.1% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.1% above the previous close 45 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 86.7 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +4.1% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.6 percentage points (the stock gained 4.6% while the market gained 1.0%) | +3.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 17.1 percentage points (the stock gained 20.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | +17.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 17.8 percentage points (the stock gained 35.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | +17.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 9.5 percentage points (the stock gained 24.4% while the market gained 15.0%) | +9.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.9% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.3% of the share price. | +5.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 18% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $82.45 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +18.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $94.59 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 46 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.3% |
Rising wedge, bearish — forming · entry $95.90 · 81 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
IOSP last closed at $97.69 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $96.38 | Support | 1.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-03-05 to 2026-09-08 |
| $99.98 | Resistance | 2.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-19 to 2026-09-28 |
| $93.73 | Support | 4.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-23 to 2026-10-01 |
| $102.95 | Resistance | 5.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-01-10 to 2025-03-12 |
| $92.08 | Support | 5.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-18 to 2026-09-01 |
| $108.43 | Resistance | 11.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-23 to 2025-02-03 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $93.64.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $103.12 and $108.98 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $93.64.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Near the 52-week high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$101.00 range $93.00 – $110.00; median $100.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for IOSP
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.27 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.27, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in raw material costs and availability.","Exposure to foreign currency exchange rate volatility.","Dependency on global fuel demand and automotive industry cycles."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-03. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about IOSP's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding IOSP as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 5,842,207
- Reported value $475,497,287
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
IOSP had 511,052 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
IOSP had 2.07% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.41 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 511,052
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.07%
- Prior settlement (shares) 466,734
- Reported change 9.5%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.41
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Lubrizol (Berkshire Hathaway)
- Afton Chemical (NewMarket Corporation (NEU))
- Croda International (CRDA.L)
- Evonik Industries (EVK.DE)
- Solvay (SOLB.BR)
- BASF (BAS.DE)
- Clariant (CLN.SW)
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Frequently asked questions
What does INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) do?
Innospec Inc. is a specialty chemical company that develops, manufactures, and supplies fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, and personal care and home care ingredients. The company operates through three primary segments: Performance Chemicals, Fuel Specialties, and Oilfield Services. Their products are designed to improve performance and efficiency in applications ranging from automotive fuel to personal hygiene formulations.
What sector is INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) in?
INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Specialty Chemicals. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does IOSP pay a dividend?
Yes — INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.98% and at least 13 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are INNOSPEC INC's (IOSP) competitors?
Notable peers of INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) include Lubrizol (Berkshire Hathaway), Afton Chemical (NewMarket Corporation (NEU)), Croda International, Evonik Industries and Solvay. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) overbought or oversold right now?
INNOSPEC INC (IOSP) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 60, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on IOSP come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.