Innospec Inc. (IOSP)
Fair ValueFundamental
72
Price
$95.32
Market Cap
$2.35B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
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.
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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on September 18, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users
Lubrizol sells fuel additive packages — detergents, cold flow improvers, lubricity and corrosion additives — to the same refiners and fuel marketers that Innospec's Fuel Specialties segment serves worldwide.
Through its Afton Chemical subsidiary, NewMarket competes head-on with Innospec in gasoline and diesel performance additives sold to oil majors and fuel retailers.
Infineum, the ExxonMobil–Shell fuel and lubricant additives joint venture, bids for the same large refinery additive contracts as Innospec's Fuel Specialties business.
Chevron's additives arm supplies fuel and lubricant additive packages to refiners in the same regional markets where Innospec's fuel additives are sold.
Stepan is a direct rival of Innospec's Performance Chemicals segment in surfactants sold to personal care, home care and industrial cleaning formulators.
Croda sells surfactants, emollients and speciality ingredients to the same personal care and agrochemical formulators targeted by Innospec's Performance Chemicals portfolio.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$1.84B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$122M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
-
Total Equity
$1.33B
Total Liabilities
$500M
Current Ratio
2.78
Interest Coverage
-
Debt/EBITDA
0.28
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$102.64
Current Price
$95.32
Margin of Safety
+7.1%
Fair Value Range
$67.48 - $137.79
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
19.49
ROE
8.8%
P/B Ratio
1.75
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
27.5%
ROIC
6.9%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
6.9%
WACC
9.2%
ROIC − WACC
-2.3 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (18)
- EPS shows upward trend
- EPS CAGR 19.78%
- ROIC 6.9%
- P/B Ratio 1.75
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 7.0%
- Current Ratio
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- ROE 9.2%
- Revenue Growth 5Y 8.3%
- Analyst Consensus 89% Buy
- Earnings Surprise avg 10.2%
- PEG Ratio 0.61
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.02
- Share Dilution -0.4%
- Net Margin Trend 6.6% vs 1.1%
- Piotroski F-Score 7/9
Failed (5)
- Price CAGR 3.50%
- Gross Margin 27.5%
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
Unavailable (5)
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- Dividend Payout NaN%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- CapEx intensity
- Interest Coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Strong financial health
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Patrick S. Williams | President, CEO & Director | 60 |
| Mr. Ian Philip Cleminson | Executive VP & CFO | 60 |
| Dr. Ian M. McRobbie | CTO and Senior VP of Research & Technology | 76 |
| Dr. Corbin Barnes | Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Investor Relations | 52 |
| Mr. David Bentley Jones CPA | Senior VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary | 56 |
| Mr. Trey Griffin | Senior Vice President of Human Resources | 58 |
| Mr. Graeme Blair | Head of Group Finance | 41 |
| Mr. Thomas C. Entwistle | President of Oilfield Services - Americas | - |
| Mr. Steven W. Williams | Executive Director | 69 |
Audit Risk
1
Board Risk
3
Compensation Risk
1
Shareholder Rights Risk
7
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-18
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Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-08-05
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-08-05
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Income History
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Latest News
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