Element Solutions Inc (ESI) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Element Solutions Inc stock $12.04, price $30.76, that is 60.9% below the price, quality 60 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $15.27 – $49.09 · fair‑value band $7.21 – $16.64 · the $30.76 price screens above the $12.04 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 4, 2026.
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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.
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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.
Stock analysis
Element Solutions Inc (ESI) currently trades at $30.76, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $12.04, 61% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $13.31 per share, and 0 of the 24 models we run sit above the $30.76 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $4.10, and 24 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $7.21 (bear) to $16.64 (bull), the price of $30.76 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Element Solutions Inc reported revenue of $2.6B in FY2025 versus $2.4B in FY2021, a compound +1.5%/yr. Reported net income was $191M in FY2025, compounding −1.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $7.6B Mid · P/E ratio 36.2 · P/S ratio 2.17 · EPS (TTM) $0.8500 · Dividend yield 1.0% · Net margin 5.9% · Return on equity 7.4% · Return on assets (EBIT) 5.9%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 43 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 37% below its 52-week high and 35% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −41% fair-value upside, at −61%, ESI screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$7.21Fair Value $12.04Bull$16.64
Price $30.76 · Downside -60.9%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.4501 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
SaleBenjamin GliklichCEO, Director170,000 shares at $37.30$6.3MFeb 24, 2026
SaleCarey J. DormanPdt Enterprise Ops and CFO97,500 shares at $34.87$3.4MFeb 23, 2026
SaleE Stanley OnealDirector200,641 shares at $35.52$7.1MFeb 20, 2026
SaleMatthew LiebowitzPresident, Specialties37,000 shares at $26.60$984,200Dec 12, 2025
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.73/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+3.8%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+0.0%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.6%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +0.0% a year
Revenue growth 14 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+9.4%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+18.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+17.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.0%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.13% → 13%
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+23.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+14.3%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +20.3% a year for the price and +11.6% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: Element Solutions shows strength in specialty chemicals enabling semiconductor fabrication with strong recent organic electronics growth, yet limited public data yields no clear evidence of a durable moat.
Main risk: Absence of merger synergies after returning to standalone execution may constrain momentum from product development and capital allocation in the electronics segment.
Element Solutions supplies specialty chemicals that enable key steps in semiconductor fabrication and electronics manufacturing. With the Solstice combination now off the table, the company returns to standalone execution just as its electronics segment showed strong organic growth. Will focused product development and capital allocation generate enough momentum on its own, or will the absence of merger synergies cap the upside?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Specialty Chemicals · 723 stocks
Beats the industry median on 6/13 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score60 · Above median
Fair Value upside−60.9% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)7.4% · Above median
Return on assets3.7% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)5.9% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)10.9% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)51.7% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)1.0% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.61× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Chemicals median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)36.2× · Pricier than median
P/B2.83× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
P/S (12 months)2.17× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)33.3× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA14.6× · Pricier than median
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 0
FUTURE (revenue growth)100· sector 67
PAST (return on equity)30· sector 27
HEALTH (low debt)70· sector 95
DIVIDEND (yield)21· sector 30
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Is Element Solutions Inc (ESI) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 4, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $12.04 versus a price of $30.76, about 61% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of ESI?
Our model-based fair value for Element Solutions Inc is $12.04 (as of Nov 4, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $30.76.
What is the quality score of ESI?
Element Solutions Inc has a Quality Score of 60/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $12.04 (as of Nov 4, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $7.21, optimistic scenario $16.64. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Element Solutions Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $12.04, about 61% lower versus a price of $30.76 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $7.21, optimistic scenario $16.64. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Element Solutions Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $3.5B (latest available figure, as of Nov 4, 2026).
Does Element Solutions Inc pay a dividend?
Element Solutions Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 1.04% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 4, 2026).
What growth is priced into Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Element Solutions Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +23.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +6.6 % per year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of ESI use?
Our models discount Element Solutions Inc at 10.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.26, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Element Solutions Inc that is +23.2 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Element Solutions Inc (ESI) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Element Solutions Inc grew +6.6 % a year. The price currently implies +23.2 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Element Solutions Inc (ESI) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Element Solutions Inc (+23.2 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 3.03 %: that much free cash flow Element Solutions Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Element Solutions Inc it is $12.04 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026), against a price of $30.76. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Element Solutions Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 4, 2026, ESI trades above its calculated fair value: price $30.76, fair value $12.04, a gap of about −61% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of ESI?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($30.76); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($12.04). For Element Solutions Inc the two are $18.72 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Element Solutions Inc worth?
The market values Element Solutions Inc at about $7.6B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 4, 2026). Per share that is $30.76; our models calculate a fair value of $12.04 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ESI?
Our models span a range for Element Solutions Inc: cautious scenario $7.21, base $12.04, optimistic $16.64 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026, price $30.76). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of ESI?
Element Solutions Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.2 (as of Nov 4, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $12.04 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2025 it is 20.6 (reported for FY2025: 39.1). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 7 fiscal years (2019 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2025 ex one-offs: 29.6. Other multiples: P/B 2.8, P/S 2.2, EV/EBITDA 14.6.
How solid is the balance sheet of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Balance-sheet figures for Element Solutions Inc (as of Nov 4, 2026): return on equity 7.4%, debt of 0.61 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 60/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is ESI from its 52-week high?
Element Solutions Inc trades at $30.76, about 37% below its 52-week high of $49.09 and 35% above the low of $22.82 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $12.04 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Element Solutions Inc?
From the same area (Basic Materials) we also value Linde plc, Ecolab Inc, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Element Solutions Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 4, 2026: price $30.76, calculated fair value $12.04 (−61%), Quality Score 60/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of ESI calculated?
We run Element Solutions Inc through 24 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $12.04, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. Element Solutions Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $30.76. Our model-based fair value is $12.04, about 61% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Element Solutions Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($16.64). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (60/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. A fairly wide model range ($7.21 to $16.64) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Key figures of Element Solutions Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The market capitalisation of Element Solutions Inc is $7.6B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Element Solutions Inc is 2.17 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Earnings per share at Element Solutions Inc are $0.8500 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 36.2). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The dividend yield of Element Solutions Inc is 1.0% (payout 19.9%, on adjusted earnings, reported 37.6%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The net margin of Element Solutions Inc is 5.9% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Element Solutions Inc is 7.4% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Element Solutions Inc is 5.9% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
The operating margin of Element Solutions Inc is 10.9% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Revenue at Element Solutions Inc is growing +51.7% versus a year earlier (3y avg +0.0%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
Earnings per share at Element Solutions Inc are growing +68.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Element Solutions Inc (ESI) carry?
The net debt of Element Solutions Inc is $999M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 4.4 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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