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Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) Stock Analysis

Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) is a Specialty Chemicals stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ESI

$36.34

+$0.67 (+1.88%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ESI Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$36.06
Previous Close
$35.67
Day's Range
35.70–36.53
52-Week Range
22.86–49.25
Volume
3.96M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.26
Valuation
Market Cap
$8.86B
P/E Ratio
49.11
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
17.03
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.81
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.74
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$2.55B+3.84%
Net Income (FY)
$190.80M−21.87%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
5.67%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
243.69M
1-Year Return
+40.30%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.32+0.90%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 1, 2026
Earnings Date
October 21, 2026
Avg Volume
4.41M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ESI closed at $36.34, +40.30% over 1 year.

Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) has a market capitalization of $8.86B.

In fiscal 2025, ESI reported revenue of $2.55B.

ESI Stock Return by Calendar Year

Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $14,030
+40.30%
5 years
$10,000 $17,214
+72.14%
10 years
$10,000 $52,159
+421.59%

If you had invested $10,000 in Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $52,159 at the close on October 21, 2026: +421.59% in total, +17.96% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+46.03%
2025−0.44%
2024+11.29%
2023+29.26%
2022−23.91%
2021+38.51%
2020+52.36%
2019+13.07%
2018+4.13%
2017+1.12%
2016 (partial year)+1.55%

As of October 21, 2026.

ESI Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$2.55B$190.80M7.5%
2024$2.46B$244.20M9.9%
2023$2.33B$118.10M5.1%
2022$2.55B$187.20M7.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$2.55B$1.07B$342.20M$190.80M7.5%
2024$2.46B$1.04B$343.90M$244.20M9.9%
2023$2.33B$918.50M$253.60M$118.10M5.1%
2022$2.55B$952.70M$325.30M$187.20M7.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

ESI Dividend History

$0.32+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.243—
2025$0.324+0.0%
2024$0.324+0.0%
2023$0.324+0.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.243—
2025$0.324+0.0%
2024$0.324+0.0%
2023$0.324+0.0%
2022$0.324+28.0%
2021$0.254+400.0%
2020$0.051—

Most recent payment: $0.08 per share, ex-dividend September 1, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

ESI Valuation vs Specialty Chemicals Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricESISpecialty Chemicals medianvs median
P/E49.1128.2974% above
P/S ratio2.811.5976% above
Profit margin5.67%2.70%3.0 pts above

Medians across 70 Specialty Chemicals stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) at $8.86B. The company sits in the Basic Materials sector, in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Headcount on file is 5,200.

The 52-week range on file runs from $22.86 to $49.25. The most recent close on file for ESI is $36.34, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.67 (+1.88%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 58.97% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $2.55B. That is +3.84% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $2.46B. The same year closed with net income of $190.80M. That is −21.87% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 5.67%. That is 3 percentage points above the Specialty Chemicals median of 2.7%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.74.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.55B in 2022 to $2.55B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 49.11. That is 73.59% above the Specialty Chemicals median of 28.29. On forward earnings the ratio is 17.03. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 2.81 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 76.38% above the Specialty Chemicals median of 1.59. The medians here are taken across 70 Specialty Chemicals companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is +40.30%. Measured over 10 years, that is +17.96% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.26. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 36.85%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 0.9% on the latest price. That is 0.9 percentage points below the Specialty Chemicals median yield of 1.78%. The indicated annual rate is $0.32 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 1, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 7 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.24 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.32 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +46.03% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2020 at +52.36%; the weakest is 2022 at −23.91%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Element Solutions Inc. ESI $8.86B 49.1
Linde plc LIN $230.75B 32.3
The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW $81.88B 31.1
Ecolab Inc. ECL $80.76B 38.7

The Specialty Chemicals industry average P/E ratio is 28.3x. Element Solutions Inc. trades at a P/E of 49.1.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Element Solutions Inc.

Element Solutions Inc operates as a specialty chemicals technology company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions and Element Specialties. Its MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions segment provides assembly solutions, including surface mount technologies, pastes fluxes, thermal management materials, coatings, and other attachment materials; circuitry solutions, such as circuit board metallization, circuit formation products, electronic materials, surface finishes, and film and smart surface solutions; and semiconductor solutions, which includes semiconductor assembly and wafer level packaging materials. This segment serves the mobile communications, computers, automobiles, and aerospace equipment industries. The Element Specialties segment offers industrial solutions, including electroless nickel, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning solutions, functional conversion coatings, and water treatment; and energy solutions, which includes offshore fluids. This segment serves the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, and oil and gas production end markets. The company was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation and changed its name to Element Solutions Inc in January 2019. Element Solutions Inc was founded in 1785 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.

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