Element Solutions vs WD 40
ESI and WDFC side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ESI and WDFC compare
Element Solutions is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as WD 40 ($8.4B against $3.0B).
On earnings, WD 40 is cheaper: it trades at 33.5× trailing earnings, against 46.3× for Element Solutions.
Element Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.6% versus 10.2% for WD 40).
WD 40 keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.2% compared with 5.7% at Element Solutions.
Both pay dividends: Element Solutions yields 0.93% and WD 40 1.8%.
WD 40 scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 8 for Element Solutions), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ESI | WDFC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.4B | $3.0B |
| Share price | $34.27 | $220.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 29.7% | 15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 31.7% | −5.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.24 | 0.54 |
| Employees | 5,200 | 522 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 46.3× | 33.5× (better) |
| P/S | 2.7× (better) | 4.4× |
| P/B | 3.0× (better) | 10.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.4× (better) | 23.5× |
| P/FCF | 60.6× | 37.2× (better) |
| PEG | 35.66 | 3.07 (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.6% | 2.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $23.24 | $200.43 |
| Margin of safety | −47.5% | −10.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.6% (better) | 10.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −25.7% | 3.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −26.0% | 3.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.4% (better) | 8.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.4% | 55.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | 17.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 13.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.4% | 11.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | 33.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% | 29.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.36 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.45 | 0.32 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 42.6× |
| Current ratio | 2.91 (better) | 2.65 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.48 | 12.21 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.93% | 1.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 44.0% | 59.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 45.0% (better) | 7.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.85% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.93% | 2.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 87.6% |
| Held by insiders | 5.8% | 0.85% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$25.7M | −$12.3K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- ESI stock overview
- ESI income statement
- ESI valuation and score
- WDFC stock overview
- WDFC income statement
- WDFC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.