Element Solutions Inc (ESI) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals - Specialty industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Element Solutions Inc (ESI) operates as a multinational specialty chemicals enterprise, with significant business operations in the United States, China, and various international territories. The company's activities are divided into two primary segments: Electronics, and Industrial & Specialty.
Is Element Solutions Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Element Solutions Inc (ESI) trades at 41.9× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 156 materials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At its sector median (18.8×) $16 (-55 %).
Kaplio overview: Element Solutions Inc
Market cap $9B · 52 weeks $23 – $49 (28 % below the high) · P/E 41.9× · 2027 expected P/E 16.3× · Dividend 0.84 % · Next earnings February 16, 2027 · expected EPS $0.46 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Oct 21.
- Valuation: P/E 41.9× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 8 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 3.2× (watch).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At its sector median (18.8×) $16 (-55 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in materials: 3 of 8 pass
- FCF yield 2.5 %, fails.
- Capex / D&A 0.4×, fails.
- P/B across cycles 3.2×, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 22.7×, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 3.2×, borderline.
- Gross margin 42.0 %, passes.
- Dividend coverage 2.9×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.2, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Element Solutions Inc: P/E 41.9×; EV/EBITDA 22.7×; ROIC 7.7 %; $8.6B. Eastman Chemical Company (P/E 17.6×; EV/EBITDA 9.7×; ROIC 5.1 %; $7.8B), Innospec Inc. (P/E 20.1×; EV/EBITDA 12.7×; ROIC 8.6 %; $2.4B), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (P/E 40.4×; EV/EBITDA 28.6×; ROIC 8.5 %; $8.7B).
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 0.84 % ($0.32 per share in 2025) · paying since 2020 · 5-year growth +45 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 3.5× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $8.40 a year ($0.70 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 7.39% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.68% |
| Return on Assets | 3.50% |
| Gross Margin | 36.56% |
| Operating Margin | 11.71% |
| Net Margin | 5.87% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.72 |
| Current Ratio | 2.78 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.25 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -2.43% |
| 3 months | -3.62% |
| Year-to-date | +41.66% |
| 1 year | +36.15% |
| 3 years | +94.19% |
| 5 years | +55.88% |
| 10 years | +380.98% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.3200 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.0800 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.0800 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.0800 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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