ESI Stock Analysis: Element Solutions | NYSE

Electronic Assembly, Circuitry Materials, Semiconductor Packaging, Industrial Plating

Total Rating 62

Safety 67

Buy Signal 0.10

Specialty Chemicals
Industry Rotation: +2.7

Market Cap: 9.24B
Avg Turnover: 146M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility36.9%

VaR 5^th Pctl6.18%

VaR vs Median1.73%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio0.87

Rel. Str. IBD71.3

Rel. Str. Peer Group51.2

Character TTM

Beta1.832

Beta Downside1.870

Hurst Exponent0.512

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD39.98%

CAGR/Max DD0.67

CAGR/Mean DD2.56

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 8.66%
EPS Trend: 96.7%

Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 3

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 8.68%
Rev. Trend: 84.9%

Last SUE: 2.54
Qual. Beats: 3

Warnings

Choppy

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +0.0% 7

Feb +3.0% 11

Mar -3.8% 39

Apr +7.6% 14

May +2.3% 9

Jun +1.1% 20

Jul +2.8% 8

Aug -2.2% 32

Sep -4.4% 60

Oct -0.7% 0

Nov +5.3% 26

Dec -0.6% 2

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: ESI Element Solutions

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI) is a specialty chemicals technology company operating through two segments: MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions and Element Specialties. It serves customers in the United States, China, and other international markets, supplying formulated chemical products used in electronics manufacturing, industrial processing, and energy applications.

The MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions segment provides assembly materials, circuit board metallization products, and semiconductor packaging solutions to the mobile communications, computing, automotive, and aerospace industries. The Element Specialties segment delivers industrial solutions such as electroless nickel, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning chemistries, and water treatment, as well as energy solutions including offshore fluids, serving aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, and oil and gas markets.

Element Solutions is classified within the GICS Materials sector under the specialty chemicals sub-industry, a category that focuses on performance and application-specific chemical formulations rather than commodity chemicals. The company was founded in 1785, was previously known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation before adopting its current name in January 2019, and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.

Headlines to Watch Out For

MacDermid Alpha Electronics benefits from AI server and advanced packaging demand
Element Specialties margins pressured by oilfield offshore fluids cyclicality
China semiconductor and mobile demand exposure drives electronics segment revenue

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0

Net Income: 178.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.17 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 31.71% < 20% (prev 44.18%; Δ -12.47% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 218.1m > Net Income 178.6m
Net Debt (1.95b) to EBITDA (379.8m): 5.12 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.91 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (243.9m) vs 12m ago 0.54% < -2%
Gross Margin: 38.42% > 18% (prev 41.82%; Δ -3.40% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 58.41% > 50% (prev 49.74%; Δ 8.67% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.02 > 6 (EBIT TTM 216.8m / Interest Expense TTM 71.7m)

Altman Z'' 1.94

A: 0.17 (Total Current Assets 1.52b - Total Current Liabilities 523.8m) / Total Assets 5.78b
B: -0.14 (Retained Earnings -811.2m / Total Assets 5.78b)
C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 216.8m / Avg Total Assets 5.39b)
D: 0.95 (Book Value of Equity 2.81b / Total Liabilities 2.96b)
Altman-Z'' = 1.94 = BBB

Beneish M -2.63

DSRI: 1.13 (Receivables 711.0m/496.7m, Revenue 3.15b/2.49b)
GMI: 1.09 (GM 41.82% / 38.42%)
AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.67 / AQ_t-1 0.65)
SGI: 1.27 (Revenue 3.15b / 2.49b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 178.6m - CFO 218.1m) / TA 5.78b)
Beneish M = -2.63 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of ESI shares?

As of October 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 37.74 with a total of 1,948,552 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.92%, over one month by +4.23%, over three months by -10.62% and over the past year by +40.33%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 36.00 (which is 4.6% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is ESI a buy, sell or hold?

Element Solutions has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.73. Therefore, it is recommended to buy ESI.

StrongBuy: 9
Buy: 1
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the ESI price?

Analysts Target Price	46.5	23.1%

Element Solutions (ESI) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 06 October 2026

Market Cap USD = 9.24b (9.24b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 51.2568
P/E Forward = 16.9779
P/S = 2.9341
P/B = 3.0731
Revenue TTM = 3.15b USD
EBIT TTM = 216.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 379.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.06b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 62.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.14b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 16.5m
Net Debt = 1.95b USD (calculated: Debt 2.14b - CCE 189.6m)
Enterprise Value = 11.2b USD (9.24b + Debt 2.14b - CCE 189.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.02 (Ebit TTM 216.8m / Interest Expense TTM 71.7m)
EV/FCF = 85.03x (Enterprise Value 11.2b / FCF TTM 131.6m)
FCF Yield = 1.18% (FCF TTM 131.6m / Enterprise Value 11.2b)
FCF Margin = 4.18% (FCF TTM 131.6m / Revenue TTM 3.15b)
Net Margin = 5.67% (Net Income TTM 178.6m / Revenue TTM 3.15b)
Gross Margin = 38.42% ((Revenue TTM 3.15b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.94b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.15% (prev 38.42%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.93 (Enterprise Value 11.2b / Total Assets 5.78b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.36% (Interest Expense 71.7m / Debt 2.14b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 171.3m (EBIT 216.8m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 2.91 (Total Current Assets 1.52b / Total Current Liabilities 523.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.76 (Debt 2.14b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.81b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.12 (Net Debt 1.95b / EBITDA 379.8m)
Debt / FCF = 14.79 (Net Debt 1.95b / FCF TTM 131.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.72b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.31% (Net Income 178.6m / Total Assets 5.78b)
RoE = 6.57% (Net Income TTM 178.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.72b)
RoCE = 4.54% (EBIT 216.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.72b + L.T.Debt 2.06b))
RoIC = 3.32% (NOPAT 171.3m / Invested Capital 5.17b)
WACC = 10.59% (E(9.24b)/V(11.4b) * Re(12.43%) + D(2.14b)/V(11.4b) * Rd(3.36%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 55.16 | Cagr: 0.26%
[DCF] Terminal Value 65.20% ; FCFF base≈187.8m ; Y1≈164.7m ; Y5≈133.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.56b - Net Debt 1.95b = -384.1m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: 96.73 | EPS CAGR: 8.66% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 84.92 | Revenue CAGR: 8.68% | SUE: 2.54 | # QB: 3
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.47 | Chg30d=+0.43% | Revisions=+67% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.81 | Chg30d=-0.01% | Revisions=+58% | GrowthEPS=+21.5% | GrowthRev=+46.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.11 | Chg30d=+1.51% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+16.7% | GrowthRev=+8.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +74% (up=15, down=1)