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Element Solutions Inc
Specialty Chemicals · United States
USD 37.810.7% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$9.22B
- Trailing P/E
- 51.10x
- Forward P/E
- 17.85x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 56.4%
- Trailing net margin
- 5.7%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 0.8%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-27 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
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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| Metric | ESIElement Solutions IncSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | SSLSasol LimitedSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | NEUNewMarket CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$9.22B | US$9.02B | US$8.41B | US$8.72Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 17.85x | 5.05x | 35.44x | 20.24xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 19.66x | — | 12.75x | — |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 56.4% | 17.9% | 7.0% | 12.4%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 11.8% | 23.1% | 23.9% | 23.5%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 0.6% | — | 5.2% | — |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 3.42x | 1.11x | 1.15x | 1.13xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 0.75x | 0.65x | 0.51x | 0.58xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 51.10x | 12.68x | 19.69x | 16.18xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 3.28x | 0.94x | 4.58x | 2.76xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 3.52x | — | 3.41x | — |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 61.9% | 447.5% | 22.9% | 235.2%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 38.6% | 43.8% | 31.5% | 37.7%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 5.7% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 10.1%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 6.5% | 8.8% | 25.1% | 17.0%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 1.6% | 2.1% | 15.9% | 9.0%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 0.8% | — | 1.3% | — |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 43.2% | 0.0% | 25.3% | 12.6%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 2.91x | 1.79x | 2.25x | 2.02xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 1.26 | -0.26 | 0.56 | 0.15n=2 |
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