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Element Solutions

NYQ:ESI · US28618M1062
ChemicalsLarge

360

18
EV / EBIT20
Price / Owner Earnings23
Owner Earnings Yield45
Dividend Yield55
Price/Sales34
EV / Gross Profit24
Price/Book28
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital47
Return on Equity31
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability41
Cash Conversion27
Accruals3
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth92
Profit Growth67
Long-Term EPS Growth83
Owner Earnings Growth28
Reinvestment93
Price momentum85
Debt load55
Refinancing33
Debt Payback20
Liquidity73
Analyst ratings80
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside42
Market mood93
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Element Solutions clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryChemicals
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2014
Employees348
Websiteelementsolutionsinc.com
ISINUS28618M1062
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Packaging ServicesIndustrial AutomationDetectors, Sensors and MemsWater PurificationAutomotiveChemicalManufacturingWholesale

Description

Element Solutions Inc, a global specialty chemicals company, supplies a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. The company's innovative solutions, developed through multi-step technological processes,…

Analysis

Hope premium

Element Solutions Inc carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 45.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 17% yearly growth; analysts expect 16%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
94
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Jun 2026

All-time low

55

Jan 2024

Average rank

76

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
34
31
21
29
Price/Earnings
21
42
56
51
Price/Book
28
49
45
55
Dividend Yield
55
49
39
53
Value (overall)
21
44
31
43

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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