ESI
Element Solutions Inc Materials Miscellaneous Chemical Products Russell 3000
$34.27Close
$9.2BMarket cap
$22.77 – $48.9852-week range
Mid-januaryNext report · estimated
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +66% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+4 pts)
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 48 · weaker than 52% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 30% below its 52-week high
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
30%
1wk
up 3.2%
price change
1mo
down 5.5%
price change
12-month return
up 33%
market up 11% ·
its own up 20%
F-score
6 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
3.04
Low risk
P/E
48.4×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
3.5×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 3.3%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
46%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
up 4%
year on year
EPS growth
up 66%
latest quarter · +4 pts
Sales growth
up 52%
latest quarter · -5 pts
ROE
up 8%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 9%
$227.6M FCF
D/E
0.61
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0×
Interest cover
6.4×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- issued more shares
- gross margin narrowed
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
- assets working harder
Repair signals
- Long-term debt down 11% ($1.8B → $1.6B)
Trade setup
ATR%
4.5%
$1.53 a day · 2×ATR $31.21
RS
48 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
3 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.1×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.92
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Trend template · 3 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
- Price above the 50-day average: fails
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- No restatement or impairment
- Equity positive
- Interest covered
- No material dilution
- Profits tracking cash
- Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported
Oct 21, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 21, 2026-7% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 42%
- Net 7%
- Free cash 9%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Gross margin | 42% | 40% | 37% | 39% | 42% | 42% |
| Operating income | $232.7M | $299.9M | $325.3M | $173.6M | $343.9M | $342.2M |
| Net income | $75.7M | $203.7M | $187.2M | $118.1M | $244.2M | $190.8M |
| Net margin | 4% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 7% |
| Earnings per share | $0.30 | $0.82 | $0.76 | $0.49 | $1.01 | $0.79 |
| Free cash flow | $247.2M | $279.7M | $248.1M | $280.9M | $293.6M | $227.6M |
| Free cash margin | 13% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 9% |
| Cash | $291.9M | $330.1M | $265.6M | $289.3M | $359.4M | $626.5M |
| Long-term debt | $1.5B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.7B |
| Shares outstanding | 261.30m | 261.90m | 265.10m | 266.20m | 267.20m | 269.60m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2026 | 22d |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 28d |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 29d |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 49d |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 29d |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 31d |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 24d |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 50d |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 29d |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 30d |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 30d |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 52d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Material agreement · Agreement ended · Other events ↗ |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Material agreement · Director or officer change ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Director or officer change · Other events ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation · Other events ↗ |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Results ↗ |