Ascent Industries Co.
Ascent Industries Co. (Nasdaq: ACNT) develops, manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals and custom manufacturing services to customers in energy, household, industrial and institutional, personal care, coatings, adhesives, agriculture, water treatment, pulp and paper, construction, automotive and other industrial… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Ascent Industries Co. reported revenue of $90.98M and a net loss of $0.92M. Its operating margin was −2.7%, and operations used $5.19M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $74.94M and a net loss of $5.58M.
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What Ascent Industries Co. does
In the company’s own words
Ascent Industries Co. (Nasdaq: ACNT) develops, manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals and custom manufacturing services to customers in energy, household, industrial and institutional, personal care, coatings, adhesives, agriculture, water treatment, pulp and paper, construction, automotive and other industrial markets. Its products include surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants and specialty intermediates in petroleum-based and bio-based formulations, used in applications such as cleaning products, oilfield chemicals, coatings, agrochemicals and water treatment. Custom services span product development, process optimization, scale-up and commercial production, using dedicated and multipurpose manufacturing assets. Ascent also provides formulation, blending, packaging, logistics and regulatory support through its Chemicals-as-a-Service strategy. The company has one reportable segment, Specialty Chemicals, and operates three production facilities. It employed 198 people as of December 31, 2025. In 2025, it sold substantially all assets of its tubular products businesses, leaving the company focused on specialty chemicals. Ascent traces its roots to a chemical manufacturing business founded in 1945. Its website is www.ascentco.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry (SIC)
- Chemicals
- Headquarters
- SCHAUMBURG, IL
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 95953
- SIC
- 2800
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Ascent Industries Co. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Ascent Industries Co.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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