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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0609</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-05-08</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000730464</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Covista Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CVSA</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001646763</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BECK DOUGLAS G.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>233 S. WACKER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 800</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHICAGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60606</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>SVP, GC, Corp. Sec &amp; ISS</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>1</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-05-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>9615</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>127.0287</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>38159</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 11, 2025 in accordance with Covista's Insider Sales and Ownership Policy Addendum.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares sold represent a portion of holdings in excess of Covista's Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements and were executed in pre-scheduled increments under the trading plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">No discretionary trades by the reporting person are permitted under Covista policy; all sales must occur pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan absent a hardship exception.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $125.00 to $128.20. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Lawrence C. Bachman, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Beck</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-05-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
