Is Element Solutions (ESI) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Element Solutions's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 38.7, a forward P/E of about 18.7, a price-to-book of about 3.4 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Element Solutions's revenue?

Element Solutions reported revenue of $2.6B for FY2025, with net profit of $190.8M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Element Solutions (ESI)?

Element Solutions last traded at $38.33 (+0.3% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Element Solutions

ESI · NYSE · Materials · United States

$38.33+0.3%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:30 PM

Snapshot

TickerESI

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees5,200

HeadquartersMiami Beach, United States

Market cap$9.3B

P/E (TTM)38.7

P/B3.4

Volume3.04M

Websiteelementsolutionsinc.com

Filings tracked8

About Element Solutions

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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders6.5%
Institutions93.5%
Public & other0.0%

598 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.11.19%
FMR, LLC8.49%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.61%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.40%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.3.70%
Invesco Ltd.3.69%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3.48%
FIL LTD3.32%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 7.1% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Net margin trend5.1% → 7.5%

Margin has expanded by about 2.4 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity7.1%

Latest ROE of 7.1% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 5% · PAT 27%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $898.0M · EPS 0.46

Est. earnings growth +13.2%

Next fiscal year

Rev $3.7B · EPS 2.05

Est. earnings growth +15.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$22.6352-wk range$49.25

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$9.3B

Day change

+0.3%

P/E (TTM)

38.7

Fwd P/E

18.7

P/B

3.4

Div yield

0.84%

Beta

1.24

Revenue (FY2025)

$2.6B

Net margin

7.5%

ROE

7.1%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+4.6%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+27.1%

EPS (FY2025)

0.79

Net profit (FY2025)

$190.8M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$2.6B	$190.8M	0.79	7.5%	7.1%
FY2024	$2.5B	$244.2M	1.01	9.9%	10.2%
FY2023	$2.3B	$118.1M	0.49	5.1%	5.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$840.0M	$55.9M	0.23	6.7%
2025Q3	$656.1M	$39.3M	0.16	6.0%
2025Q2	$625.2M	$47.4M	0.20	7.6%
2025Q1	$593.7M	$98.0M	0.40	16.5%
2024Q3	$645.0M	$40.3M	0.17	6.2%
2024Q2	$612.7M	$93.2M	0.39	15.2%
2024Q1	$575.0M	$56.0M	0.23	9.7%
2023Q3	$599.3M	$-31.8M	-0.13	-5.3%
2023Q2	$586.1M	$29.9M	0.12	5.1%
2023Q1	$574.4M	$42.9M	0.18	7.5%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/20/2026material
8-K/A — Exhibits
SEC7/9/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/6/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/6/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/29/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events
SEC3/23/2026material

In the news

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