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 ($8.3B against $2.9B).
On earnings, WD 40 is cheaper: it trades at 36.1× trailing earnings, against 40.1× for Element Solutions.
Element Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (39.6% versus 11.0% for WD 40).
WD 40 keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.0% compared with 5.9% at Element Solutions.
Both pay dividends: Element Solutions yields 0.94% and WD 40 1.9%.
WD 40 scores higher on the StockData Score (19 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 | $8.3B | $2.9B |
| Share price | $34.05 | $219.50 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.7% | 10.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 36.1% | −4.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 0.53 |
| Employees | 5,200 | 522 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.1× | 36.1× (better) |
| P/S | 2.4× (better) | 4.3× |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 10.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.5× (better) | 24.8× |
| P/FCF | 45.2× | 30.1× (better) |
| PEG | 30.84 | 4.53 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.2% | 3.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $24.84 | $188.74 |
| Margin of safety | −37.1% | −16.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 39.6% (better) | 11.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | 7.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.4% | −9.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −14.1% | −9.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.4% (better) | 3.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.6% | 55.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 15.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 12.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 14.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.4% | 30.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% | 28.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.72 | 0.32 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.21 | 0.13 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 39.3× |
| Current ratio | 2.78 (better) | 2.57 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.52 | 12.14 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.94% | 1.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 38.4% | 65.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 45.0% (better) | 7.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.94% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 87.8% |
| Held by insiders | 5.8% | 0.98% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.9M | −$12.3K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 3.6% |
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.