ACNT Stock — Ascent Industries Co

Ascent Industries Co (ACNT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ACNT is a Stock. Total return is 979.4% over the past 46.6 years.

Ascent Industries manufactures and distributes specialty chemical solutions including surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and specialty intermediates for industries ranging from oil and gas to personal care, coatings, and water treatment, along with custom manufacturing services. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This equity is oriented toward investors seeking capital appreciation rather than income.

ACNT performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 979.4% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.8%.

ACNT key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

1.45

Last close

$13.49 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$121,925,520

Average volume

15830.0

Ex-dividend date

11/29/2018

Payment date

12/12/2018

Beta

0.487

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

11.919

EPS

$-0.26

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ACNT risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 31.8%.

Who may consider ACNT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ACNT does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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