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Element Solutions
(NYSE:ESI)
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Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
$38.00
▲(7.04% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/28/26
ESI scores around the middle primarily due to mixed fundamentals: strong revenue momentum but weaker margins and cash conversion, alongside only moderate balance-sheet flexibility. The latest earnings call was a major positive with raised guidance and margin progress, but technical signals remain soft and valuation is demanding (high P/E with a modest yield).
Positive Factors
Strong electronics and semiconductor demand
Broad growth across electronics verticals, especially semiconductor plating chemistries, supports durable demand from AI, high-performance computing and advanced manufacturing customers.
Negative Factors
Profitability has weakened versus prior years
The multi-year decline in net margin suggests that cost inflation, pricing pressure or business mix is limiting earnings conversion, creating uncertainty around the durability of recent operating improvements.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong electronics and semiconductor demand
Broad growth across electronics verticals, especially semiconductor plating chemistries, supports durable demand from AI, high-performance computing and advanced manufacturing customers.
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Element Solutions Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment
Shows how much profit each business segment generates after core adjustments, revealing which parts of Element Solutions drive earnings, carry the best margins, and offer the most cash to fund growth or pay down debt. Helps spot operational strength, margin trends, and where cost pressures or scale benefits are concentrated.
Shows how much profit each business segment generates after core adjustments, revealing which parts of Element Solutions drive earnings, carry the best margins, and offer the most cash to fund growth or pay down debt. Helps spot operational strength, margin trends, and where cost pressures or scale benefits are concentrated.
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Market Cap
$8.52B
Dividend Yield0.89%
Average Volume (3M)4.68M
Price to Earnings (P/E)49.0
Beta (1Y)1.30
Revenue Growth26.61%
EPS Growth-25.95%
CountryUS
Employees5,200
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.74
Shares Outstanding243,690,920
10 Day Avg. Volume5,765,573
30 Day Avg. Volume4,683,334
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.45
Price to Book (P/B)2.26
Price to Sales (P/S)2.37
P/FCF Ratio26.57
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$47.29Price Target Upside33.20% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)1.81
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.68B
Element Solutions Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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...
How the Company Makes Money
ESI makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling specialty chemical products and related process solutions, with revenue largely recognized from product shipments to industrial and electronics customers.
Key revenue streams include:
- Elect...
Element Solutions Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 27, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strongly positive operational and financial performance: record revenue, significant organic growth (15% overall; 20% in Electronics; 31% in Semiconductors), margin expansion, healthy cash flow ($74M adjusted FCF), successful acquisitions (Micromax, EFC) and raised guidance (adjusted EBITDA $690–710M; adjusted EPS growth ~20%). Offsetting risks include raw material and metals price volatility, inflationary pressure in non-metal inputs, lumpiness in certain acquired businesses, elevated incentive accruals, integration execution risk around the announced Solstice merger and a pro forma leverage of 2.9x. On balance, the positives (broad-based growth, margin progress, strong cash generation, upgraded guidance and strategic capacity investments like Cuprion) materially outweigh the near-term headwinds and execution risks.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Financials
Delivered record quarterly revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS; organic net sales grew 15% year-over-year and constant-currency adjusted EBITDA increased 33% YoY. Management reported adjusted EPS increased 27% in Q2.
Negative Updates
Raw Material and Metals Price Volatility
Pass-through metals caused top-line volatility (material mix impact); non-metal raw material inflation (ethylene/propylene derivatives) and logistics pressures—exacerbated by geopolitical risk in Iran—are a headwind and may not be immediately recaptured via pricing.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly Financials
Delivered record quarterly revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS; organic net sales grew 15% year-over-year and constant-currency adjusted EBITDA increased 33% YoY. Management reported adjusted EPS increased 27% in Q2.
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Company Guidance
Management raised full‑year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $690–$710 million and reiterated Q3 adjusted EBITDA of about $180 million, while guiding to roughly 20% adjusted EPS growth for 2026 and a reduction in pro‑forma net leverage from 2.9x at quarter‑end to about 2.5x by year‑end; Q2 facts supporting the guide included $74 million of adjusted free cash flow, Q2 capex of $28 million (YTD >$50M) with full‑year CapEx now expected to be roughly $100 million (<3% of sales), company organic net sales up 15% (Electronics +20%, Semiconductors +31%), constant‑currency adjusted EBITDA +33% YoY, adjusted EBITDA margin ex pass‑through metals +120 bps to 27.8% (nearly 30% excluding above‑target incentive accruals), Micromax contributed ~ $130 million to reported sales and EFC ~$16 million, and the guide reflects first‑half metal hedge gains and an expectation of similar demand into Q3 with cash generation weighted to the second half.Element Solutions Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
60
Neutral
Cash Flow
54
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.15B | 2.55B | 2.46B | 2.33B | 2.55B | 2.40B |
| Gross Profit | 1.21B | 1.07B | 1.04B | 918.50M | 952.70M | 960.80M |
| EBITDA | 379.80M | 320.80M | 501.60M | 345.10M | 496.10M | 475.50M |
| Net Income | 178.60M | 190.80M | 244.20M | 118.10M | 187.20M | 203.30M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.78B | 5.10B | 4.87B | 4.97B | 4.90B | 5.14B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 189.60M | 626.50M | 359.40M | 289.30M | 265.60M | 330.10M |
| Total Debt | 2.12B | 1.64B | 1.91B | 2.03B | 1.98B | 1.97B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.96B | 2.41B | 2.48B | 2.63B | 2.55B | 2.64B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.81B | 2.67B | 2.38B | 2.33B | 2.33B | 2.48B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 131.60M | 227.60M | 293.60M | 283.10M | 249.90M | 276.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 218.10M | 289.80M | 362.00M | 335.80M | 297.70M | 322.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -955.70M | 286.10M | -73.80M | -250.20M | -75.20M | -568.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 402.10M | -320.40M | -206.60M | -58.70M | -275.60M | 290.00M |
Element Solutions Technical Analysis
Neutral
35.50
Price Trends
38.19
Negative
40.10
Negative
34.99
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.89
Negative
47.29
Neutral
39.72
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ESI, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 35.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 36.33, below the 50-day MA of 38.19, and above the 200-day MA of 34.99, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.89 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 47.29 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 39.72 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for ESI.
Element Solutions Risk Analysis
Element Solutions disclosed 38 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Element Solutions reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Element Solutions Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $5.47B | 33.52 | 12.79% | 0.59% | 10.14% | 16.56% | |
76 Outperform | $8.28B | 19.08 | 24.63% | 1.51% | -1.31% | -7.93% | |
71 Outperform | $7.70B | 21.95 | 14.59% | ― | -0.92% | -20.25% | |
69 Neutral | $5.80B | 36.15 | 13.02% | 1.31% | 8.12% | 16.87% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
60 Neutral | $8.52B | 48.98 | 6.57% | 0.85% | 26.61% | -25.95% | |
60 Neutral | $8.09B | 18.40 | 7.42% | 4.91% | -4.30% | -46.24% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Element Solutions Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Element Solutions Refocuses Strategy After Merger Termination
Positive
Aug 28, 2026
Element Solutions Inc, a global specialty chemicals technology provider, develops solutions that support advanced manufacturing in industries such as semiconductors, high-performance computing, automotive electronics, consumer devices and aerospac...
Executive/Board ChangesDelistings and Listing ChangesM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Element Solutions to Merge with Solstice Advanced Materials
Positive
Jul 6, 2026
On July 6, 2026, Element Solutions entered into a merger agreement with Solstice Advanced Materials that will see Element Solutions become a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstice through a two-step reorganization. Element Solutions shareholders are ...
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