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Innospec Inc. (IOSP)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Englewood, United States | NasdaqGS
81.95 USD -0.08 (-0.098%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 11:09 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT

Innospec presents a classic case of a fundamentally sound business caught in a temporary cyclical headwind. The core investment thesis rests on the company's ability to navigate the current downturn, evidenced by a resilient balance sheet with minimal debt and a fortress-like current ratio of nearly 3.0. While the stock has suffered a significant -29% decline over the last fiscal year, the broader nine-year trajectory remains robust with an 85% gain, indicating the recent pain is likely a sector-specific correction rather than a permanent structural flaw. Management's focus on cost control and the recent appointment of a new director suggest active stewardship during this transition. The dividend remains a solid feature, growing consistently over the past five years with a sustainable payout ratio well below 40%, providing a reliable income floor while the stock trades at a reasonable forward P/E of roughly 13x. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the statistical forecast models a slight downside drift, and options flow shows no aggressive bullish conviction, merely defensive hedging. Investors should view this as a medium-term accumulation opportunity where the price has already priced in the worst of the cycle, waiting for the oilfield services recovery mentioned in recent headlines to drive the next leg up.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_126 ✓0.030268
MSTL_79_1260.031615
MSTL_790.056421
MSTL0.057469
AutoETS0.062861
AutoARIMA0.062863
AutoTheta0.063730

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 2.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.341
Excess Kurtosis -0.92
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.742
Revenue per Share 72.102
Market Cap 2,018,514,304
Trailing P/E 17.89
Forward P/E 13.49
Beta 0.91
Profit Margins 6.38%
Website https://innospec.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is sparse and mixed, offering little directional clarity. Call activity is negligible across most expirations, while put interest is concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes (e.g., $55) for September expiration, suggesting a hedge against a sharp drop rather than a bearish bet. The lack of significant open interest or volume at key strikes indicates the market is currently on the sidelines regarding immediate moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.20% 2.42% 1.77% 1.57%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-19 0.920 1.196826
2025-11-18 0.870 1.222769
2025-05-20 0.840 0.950979
2024-11-18 0.790 0.677065
2024-05-17 0.760 0.586873
2023-11-17 0.720 0.663839
2023-05-19 0.690 0.699088
2022-11-18 0.650 0.585533
2022-05-16 0.630 0.611829
2021-11-15 0.590 0.641165
2021-05-14 0.570 0.564356
2020-11-16 0.520 0.626355
2020-05-15 0.520 0.780195
2019-11-18 0.520 0.539419
2019-05-20 0.500 0.617818
2018-11-16 0.450 0.585785
2018-05-18 0.440 0.580858
2017-11-15 0.390 0.576923
2017-05-18 0.380 0.619902
2016-11-10 0.340 0.575783
2016-05-12 0.330 0.691679
2015-11-12 0.310 0.548964
2015-05-14 0.300 0.672646
2014-11-13 0.280 0.634921
2014-05-15 0.270 0.656934
2013-11-14 0.500 1.090037
2012-12-12 2.000 6.351223
2009-03-12 0.050 1.461988
2008-08-27 0.050 0.316857
2008-03-12 0.050 0.239808
2007-08-30 0.045 0.181818
2007-03-01 0.045 0.166359
2006-08-30 0.040 0.297287
2005-08-29 0.035 0.418911
2005-02-16 0.035 0.386100
2004-08-18 0.030 0.255864
2004-02-18 0.030 0.229270
2003-05-16 0.025 0.387597
2002-08-22 0.025 0.225225
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.79
dividendYield 2.19
exDividendDate 2026-05-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.71
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020846033
lastDividendValue 0.92
lastDividendDate 2026-05-19
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.035848618
Address1 8,310 South Valley Highway
Address2 Suite 350
All Time High 133.71
All Time Low 2.61
Ask 105.67
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 149,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 202,481
Average Volume 202,481
Average Volume10Days 149,060
Beta 0.914
Bid 58.56
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 54.413
City Englewood
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 81.95
Current Ratio 2.984
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 82.85
Day Low 81.52
Debt To Equity 3.742
Display Name Innospec
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 1.79
Dividend Yield 2.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Earnings Growth -0.069
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.073
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Ebitda 187,300,000
Ebitda Margins 0.10461
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.553
Enterprise To Revenue 0.999
Enterprise Value 1,789,184,768
Eps Current Year 4.78
Eps Forward 6.07333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.58
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 81.0732
Fifty Day Average Change 0.87680054
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.010814925
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.5848618
Fifty Two Week High 92.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.190002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1105926
Fifty Two Week Low 65.51
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.439995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.25095397
Fifty Two Week Range 65.51 - 92.14
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 895,066,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.46
Float Shares 24,318,972
Forward Eps 6.07333
Forward P E 13.493421
Free Cashflow 12,037,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,450
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.27413
Gross Profits 490,800,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01349
Held Percent Institutions 1.0314499
Implied Shares Outstanding 24,631,047
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Last Dividend Value 0.92
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,185,148,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Innospec Inc. develops, manufactures, blends, markets, and supplies specialty chemicals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates through three segments: Performance Chemicals, Fuel Specialties, and Oilfield Services. It offers specialty chemical products used as additives in diesel, jet, marine, fuel oil, and other fuels used in the operation of commercial trucking, marine and aviation engines, power station generators, heating oil, and other industrial machinery applications. It also provides technology-based solutions for customers' processes or products in personal care, home care, agrochemical, construction, mining, and other industrial markets. In addition, the company develops and markets chemical solutions for drilling, completion, production, drag reducing agents, and oil and gas applications. It serves large multinational companies, manufacturers of personal and home care products and global mining, agriculture and building products, and other industrial companies; national and multinational oil companies, fuel marketers and retailers, fuel terminals, marine lines, coating and plastics producers, and other heavy industrial end-users; and multinational public, independent exploration and production, and oilfield services companies. The company was formerly known as Octel Corp. and changed its name to Innospec Inc. in January 2006. Innospec Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
Long Name Innospec Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,018,514,304
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_226057
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 114,200,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,021,223,716
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 82.39
Operating Cashflow 127,600,000
Operating Margins 0.06995
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.3734
Peg Ratio 0.66
Phone 303 792 5554
Previous Close 82.03
Price Eps Current Year 17.14435
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.506074
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1274097
Profit Margins 0.063779995
Quick Ratio 1.921
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.08000183
Regular Market Change Percent -0.09752753
Regular Market Day High 82.85
Regular Market Day Low 81.52
Regular Market Day Range 81.52 - 82.85
Regular Market Open 82.39
Regular Market Previous Close 82.03
Regular Market Price 81.95
Regular Market Time 1,784,041,755
Regular Market Volume 28,528
Return On Assets 0.05032
Return On Equity 0.086940005
Revenue Growth 0.028
Revenue Per Share 72.102
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 24,631,047
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0198
Shares Short 487,124
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 374,725
Short Name Innospec Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0275
Short Ratio 2.23
Source Interval 15
State CO
Symbol IOSP
Target High Price 105.0
Target Low Price 93.0
Target Mean Price 99.33333
Target Median Price 100.0
Total Cash 289,100,000
Total Cash Per Share 11.737
Total Debt 50,600,000
Total Revenue 1,790,400,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.71
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020846033
Trailing Eps 4.58
Trailing P E 17.893013
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 77.6548
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.2951965
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05531141
Type Disp Equity
Volume 28,528
Website https://innospec.com
Zip 80,112