profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Covista
$113.98+3.32% today
+20.1% in 1 year
1-year low $89.361-year high $140.98
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $15.99 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Covista sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.38 billion in 2022 to $1.79 billion in 2025, with $237 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Covista handed back 74% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $213M
Free cash flow 2025$288M
Bought back its own shares$213M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$200M vs. $774M
Covista vs. similar companies
Covista grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covista | 16.0× · Fair price | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 22.4× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 66.8× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.3× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.7× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Covista's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,382 | 1,451 | 1,585 | 1,788 | |
| 722 | 802 | 886 | 1,017 | |
| 156 | 216 | 253 | 345 | |
| 234 | 321 | 326 | 427 | |
| 311 | 93 | 137 | 237 | |
| 6.57 | 2.05 | 3.39 | 6.18 | |
| 52.3% | 55.3% | 55.9% | 56.9% | |
| 11.3% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 19.3% | |
| 22.5% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 13.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,030 | 2,811 | 2,741 | 2,752 |
| Cash | 347 | 272 | 219 | 200 |
| Total debt | 1,067 | 896 | 848 | 774 |
| Total liabilities | 1,539 | 1,353 | 1,372 | 1,319 |
| 1,491 | 1,457 | 1,369 | 1,434 | |
| 48 | 46 | 40 | 38 | |
| 1.5% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 12.3% | |
| 20.9% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 16.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 192 | 296 | 338 | |
| 31 | 26 | 49 | 50 | |
| -20 | 166 | 247 | 288 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 120 | 123 | 262 | 213 | |
| 23 | 14 | 26 | 42 |
Valuation
- 16.0×
- –
- –
- 2.6×
- 2.1×
- 13.2×
- 10.2×
- 7.6%
- 6.3%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 56.9%
- 19.3%
- 13.3%
- 22.6%
- 13.2%
- 9.9%
- 16.6%
- 8.6%
- 17.0%
- –
Growth
- +9.0%
- −2.0%
- +16.5%
- –
- −7.8%
Financial health
- 1.1×
- 0.63
- 26.9%
- 9.8×
- 1.09
- 0.70
- 0.70
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 30%of 670
Top 19%of 674
Top 39%of 624
Top 30%of 673
Top 32%of 668
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 1.98 | 1.73 | +14.5% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 2.43 | 2.19 | +11.0% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 1.75 | 1.57 | +11.5% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.44 | 1.53 | −5.9% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.59 | 1.65 | −3.6% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.98 | 1.37 | +44.5% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.18 | 1.13 | +4.4% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.28 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
68Pass
Benjamin Graham
58No pass
Philip Fisher
61Pass
Peter Lynch
34No pass
Joel Greenblatt
45No pass
Charlie Munger
56No pass
Terry Smith
51No pass
Questions about Covista
Is Covista a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Covista AI analysis
What does Covista do?
Covista Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides healthcare education in the United States, Barbados, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten. It operates in three segments: Chamberlain, Walden, and Medical and Veterinary. It is in Education & Training Services, based in Chicago, IL, United States, with 4,703 employees.
Does Covista pay a dividend?
No. Covista does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $213 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Covista stock halal?
Yes. Covista passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 20% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Covista stock done over the past year?
Up 20.1% over the past twelve months, to $113.98. It traded between $89.36 and $140.98 and is 19.2% below its high.
Who are Covista's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Covista's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.