Element Solutions Inc (ESI) stock

ESINYSEMiscellaneous Chemical ProductsFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 8/3035% above fair value

$33.08−0.24 (-0.72%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $8.03BP/E 38.9Yield 0.97%

Element Solutions statistics

110 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 1, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $8.03B; $272.32M
Enterprise Value: $9.90B; $146.23M
PE Ratio: 38.92; 25.11
PS Ratio: 2.30; 3.66
PB Ratio: 2.79; 2.00
P/FCF Ratio: 43.88; 17.86
P/OCF Ratio: 28.33; 12.99

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.84; 2.57
EV / EBITDA: 17.12; 16.50
EV / EBIT: 24.22; 19.31
EV / FCF: 54.11; 22.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 243M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.37%; 10.8%
Float: 228M; 49M
Shares Held by Insiders: 5.83%; 11.7%
Shares Held by Institutions: 105.0%; 56.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 8M; –
Short Interest Change: -4.95%; -0.80%
Short % of Float: 3.56%; 9.01%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.35%; 6.30%
Days to Cover: 1.77; 5.15

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $49.25; –
52-Week Low: $22.86; –
20-Day Moving Average: $33.95; –
50-Day Moving Average: $34.78; –
200-Day Moving Average: $37.10; –
Average True Range (14): $1.56; –
Price Change (1 Week): 5.52%; -1.15%
Price Change (1 Month): -6.90%; -4.87%
Price Change (3 Months): -15.7%; -21.0%
Price Change (6 Months): -21.9%; -20.6%
Price Change (YTD): 32.4%; -23.6%
Price Change (1 Year): 20.2%; -22.4%
Price Change (3 Years): 61.8%; -29.5%
Price Change (5 Years): 28.3%; -77.9%
Price Change (10 Years): 286.9%; -65.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 5M; –
Relative Volume: 0.49; 0.70
Relative Strength Index (14): 45.3; 43.4
Volatility (1 Year): 48.2%; 80.1%
Beta (5 Years): 1.25; 1.07

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 36.6%; 53.1%
Operating Margin: 11.7%; -38.7%
Pretax Margin: 9.00%; -11.6%
Profit Margin: 5.87%; -31.6%
EBITDA Margin: 16.6%; -27.7%
FCF Margin: 5.24%; -9.56%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 7.42%; -49.9%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.76%; -40.6%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.35%; -32.9%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 7.72%; -37.9%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.78; 3.30
Quick Ratio: 1.70; 2.39
Debt / Equity: 0.72; 0.49
Debt / EBITDA: 3.60; 3.15
Debt / FCF: 11.38; 4.65
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.21; 1.97

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 39.6%; 6.82%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -14.4%; -14.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): -14.1%; -12.3%
FCF Growth (YoY): -32.2%; 6.85%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 0.02%; 2.25%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.60%; 6.41%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 1.30%; 1.30%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 21.4%; 3.78%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.64; 0.40
Inventory Turnover: 6.32; 2.73
Revenue Per Employee: $671.04K; $429.29K
Profits Per Employee: $39.42K; -$689.41K
Employee Count: 5,200; 74
WACC: 9.97%; 10.2%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.49B; $66.37M
Gross Profit: $1.28B; $120.78M
Operating Income: $408.70M; -$21.37M
Pretax Income: $314.10M; -$12.95M
Net Income: $205.00M; -$22.35M
EBITDA: $578.20M; -$17.21M
EPS (Diluted): $0.85; -$0.76

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $224.90M; $68.68M
Total Debt: $2.08B; $116.91M
Net Cash (Debt): -$1.86B; $17.76M
Net Cash Per Share: -$7.66; $0.80
Equity (Book Value): $2.87B; $53.89M
Book Value Per Share: $11.84; $1.50
Tangible Book Value: -$663.40M; $27.13M
Working Capital: $1.01B; $79.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $283.30M; -$12.38M
Capital Expenditures: -$100.40M; -$1.00M
Free Cash Flow: $182.90M; -$18.21M
FCF Per Share: $0.75; -$0.42

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 2.55%; -21.8%
FCF Yield: 2.28%; -9.44%
Dividend Yield: 0.97%; 1.88%
Shareholder Yield: 0.97%; 0.00%
Dividend Per Share: $0.32; $0.83
Dividend Growth (YoY): 0.00%; 2.37%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 0
Payout Ratio: 38.4%; 55.4%
FCF Payout Ratio: 43.0%; 43.7%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $108.90M; $73.00K
Effective Tax Rate: 34.7%; 20.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $15.05; $19.34
Graham Upside: -54.5%; -46.6%
Altman Z-Score: 2.47; 0.23
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 4
Beneish M-Score: -2.40; -2.63
Lynch Fair Value: $18.16; –
Lynch Upside: -45.1%; -28.9%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ESI	S&P 500	Difference	ESI per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-11.1%	-3.0%	−8.0 pts
3 months	-15.0%	-2.8%	−12.2 pts
Year to date	+33.2%	+11.5%	+21.7 pts
1 year	+24.9%	+13.5%	+11.5 pts
3 years	+77.8%	+77.7%	+0.1 pts	+21.1%	+21.1%
5 years	+37.1%	+72.6%	−35.5 pts	+6.5%	+11.5%
10 years	+320.5%	+308.2%	+12.4 pts	+15.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

8M ESI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.9% from the previous report, or 3.56% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 30.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	8,129,979	-4.9%	4,598,559	1.8
Oct 15, 2026	8,553,322	+12.0%	3,543,422	2.4
Sep 30, 2026	7,638,726	+11.3%	4,598,102	1.7
Sep 15, 2026	6,860,520	-3.5%	4,946,780	1.4
Aug 31, 2026	7,108,987	+9.5%	5,080,748	1.4
Aug 14, 2026	6,493,617	-28.5%	2,790,723	2.3
Jul 31, 2026	9,080,856	-2.9%	5,890,812	1.5
Jul 15, 2026	9,353,928	-37.4%	8,608,646	1.1
Jun 30, 2026	14,942,159	-2.8%	4,586,804	3.3
Jun 15, 2026	15,376,969	+3.8%	2,497,518	6.2
May 29, 2026	14,812,374	+10.7%	2,859,629	5.2
May 15, 2026	13,374,990	+1.1%	3,200,060	4.2

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Element Solutions's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is ESI.

Compare: ESI vs CBT · ESI vs FUL · ESI vs FTK · ESI vs OEC · ESI vs SOLS

Revenue growth39.6% · median 9.4%

Gross margin36.6% · median 23.5%

Operating margin11.7% · median 13.2%

Net margin5.9% · median 6.4%

Company	Revenue	Growth
CBT	$4.56B	+16.6%
SOLS	$4.17B	+9.4%
FUL	$3.55B	+1.5%
ESI	$3.49B	+39.6%
OEC	$1.84B	+0.9%
FTK	$351.29M	+59.3%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Feb 16, 2027, during market hours
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Miscellaneous Chemical Products
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 5,200
Held by institutions: 100.0%
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
SEC CIK: 1590714

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