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Element Solutions Inc

ESI

NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $8.4B

$34.36

-3.32%

P/E

46.74

Mkt Cap

$8.4B

52-Wk Range

$22.86–$49.25

52-Week Range

$22.86 - $49.25

P/E

46.74

Fwd P/E

18.94

Beta

1.27

Div Yield

0.93%

Avg Vol

4.5M

Shares Out

243.6M

Mkt Cap

$8.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 35.1% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Proprietary liquid chemical processes and advanced formulations developed over 200+ years of operations
  • Critical supply chain position in semiconductor manufacturing and electronics assembly
  • Diversified customer base across aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, and oil & gas sectors
  • Established distribution network and technical expertise across key global markets

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Rising semiconductor demand from AI, IoT, and 5G technology adoption

Value

Fairly valued vs Specialty Chemicals peers

Momentum

Weak

-17.6% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

0.93% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Oct 27, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

JUL 27, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.47 vs $0.43 consensus (+8.7% surprise). Revenue of $977.9M vs $873.2M expected (+12.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +8.7%
Rev beat +12.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+8.7%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+2%

+2%

+8%

+41%

+56%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$645.0M

$624.2M

$593.7M

$625.2M

$656.1M

$676.2M

$840.0M

$977.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

34.1%

Operating

11.6%

Profit

7.9%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: BMO Capital · Jul 28, 2026

vs Industry

How ESI stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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