Element Solutions Inc.

ESI Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Element Solutions Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.6 billion, up 3.84% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 56.4%, EPS grew 60.0%, free cash flow grew 29.2% and total debt rose 30.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.

35.05 0.48 −1.35%
Market cap
$8.7B
P/E
47.4×
Fwd P/E
33.3×
Dividend yield
0.91%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.25
Beneish M
−2.40
Dividend safety
69/100
Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Dec '23 Dec '24 Dec '25
P/E ratio
0.00 0.00 0.00 31.57 57.19 29.61 23.83 46.55 24.93 31.63
Piotroski F-Score
4 3 3 9 7 6 7 5 8 7
P/S ratio
1.35 1.07 1.52 1.64 2.38 2.50 1.74 2.36 2.51 2.37
Altman Z-Score
0.44 0.51 0.54 1.12 1.53 1.85 1.64 1.73 2.16 2.25
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
0.94 1.06 1.02 1.15 1.39 1.56 1.73 1.49 2.01 2.53
P/FCF ratio
0.00 0.00 0.00 20.64 17.72 21.48 17.55 19.51 20.97 26.40
Beneish M-Score
(2.42) (3.09) (2.59) (2.47) (2.60) (2.37) (2.60) (2.74) (2.64) (2.40)
P/Operating CF
(170.83) 96.73 116.37 38.18 53.99 49.52 44.17 49.25 44.39 66.38
Dividend Safety Score
— — — — — — — — — 69
P/B ratio
0.83 1.04 1.37 1.36 1.90 2.40 1.89 2.35 2.57 2.25
EV/Sales
4.07 2.94 4.14 2.36 3.04 3.16 2.38 3.06 3.10 2.77
EV/EBITDA
24.71 17.92 20.04 10.75 14.30 16.35 12.47 17.01 15.20 14.30
EV/FCF
(117.78) (169.26) (324.86) 29.76 22.64 27.11 24.00 25.33 25.96 30.80
Current Ratio
1.91 2.14 2.17 2.84 3.15 2.93 3.45 3.24 3.34 3.68
Net Debt/EBITDA
16.51 14.57 12.69 3.30 3.10 3.40 3.35 3.91 2.92 2.03
Debt/Equity
1.81 1.90 2.46 0.69 0.65 0.76 0.81 0.82 0.76 0.60
ROE
(1.58%) (10.30%) (12.87%) 4.19% 3.34% 8.44% 7.72% 5.03% 10.30% 7.50%
ROA
(0.40%) (2.92%) (3.30%) 1.34% 1.72% 4.23% 3.73% 2.39% 4.96% 3.83%
ROIC
0.73% 1.55% 2.12% 4.39% 4.11% 4.60% 5.11% 2.72% 5.56% 5.80%
Return on Tangible Assets
(2.82%) (19.28%) (20.19%) 11.46% 8.26% 18.87% 16.69% 10.50% 20.92% 12.96%
Average Days of Receivables
217.50 77.68 71.18 72.35 79.43 74.86 65.26 72.24 65.31 74.07
Earnings Yield
(3.35%) (9.96%) (10.94%) 3.17% 1.75% 3.38% 4.20% 2.15% 4.01% 3.16%
Free Cash Flow Yield
(2.56%) (1.62%) (0.84%) 4.85% 5.64% 4.66% 5.70% 5.13% 4.77% 3.79%
Free Cash Flow per Share
(0.25) (0.17) (0.09) 0.57 1.00 1.13 1.03 1.17 1.21 0.95
Book value per Share
11.88 10.00 7.57 8.62 9.32 10.11 9.58 9.71 9.91 11.11
Free Cash Flow
(61.20) (48.20) (25.00) 145.80 248.90 279.70 252.90 282.30 293.60 229.10
EV/EBIT
80.63 27.26 32.68 17.42 24.22 25.29 18.66 41.18 22.16 20.62
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