Covista (CVSA) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.09
- Estimate
- $1.89
- Surprise
- +10.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $501.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Covista (CVSA) beat the $1.89 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.09 — a large 10.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.3/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CVSA Hold at 6.1/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +10.4% surprise compares with a +11.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 8.4%
- Negative momentum
- Momentum score 2.7/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $125.09
- Price target
- $135.57
- Stop
- $118.84
- Upside to target
- +8.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.1:1
The stock trades at 16.7× trailing but 12.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CVSA at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $4.26B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.7
- 52-week range
- $86.97–$156.26
- Off 52-week high
- 19.9%
- RSI (14)
- 39
- Volume vs avg
- 0.60×
- Score today
- 6.1/10