Covista Inc. (CVSA) Stock

Covista Inc. (CVSA) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $128.13 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $4.36B and a trailing P/E of 17.3. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Understand Covista Inc.: how it makes money

Covista Inc. is a consumer discretionary personal services company, generating revenue by providing personal services to consumers.

Profit depends on how much of sales remains after cost of revenue, with a 56.7% gross margin translating into an 18.8% operating margin in the quarter ended 2026-03-31.

Business quality (Solid): The provided facts include only company-level financials (revenue, gross margin, operating margin), with no segment revenue breakdown or operational KPI labels available, so it is difficult to assess what specifically drives performance.

Valuation: At 20× earnings, CVSA trades 20% above the Personal Services average (17×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Healthy profitability from sales economics in the latest quarter: For the quarter ended 2026-03-31, Covista reported 56.7% gross margin and 18.8% operating margin.

Bear case

  • Limited visibility into operating drivers: No operational KPIs or segment revenue breakdowns were provided, which makes it harder to judge sustainability and what is actually moving performance.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$128.13
Market Cap$4.36B
P/E Ratio17.3
EV / EBITDA10.8
Price / Book3.02
Price / Sales2.23
FCF Yield9.0%
DCF Value (model)$116.58
DCF Upside vs Price-9.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.95B
Net Margin12.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)9.3%
EPS Growth (YoY)12.4%
FCF Growth (YoY)36.6%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score4.17 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score6/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E17.3
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Personal Services)13.9
vs Sector-15.4%
vs Industry25.2%
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryPersonal Services

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.