Elementis PLC (ELM) Fair Value & Analysis
Basic Materials · GB · Market cap 917M GBX
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Fair value as of: Aug 20, 2026
From 15 valuation models · updated yesterday
Fair value updated Aug 20, 2026, revised from £1.10 to £1.62 (+47.3%) since Aug 13, 2026. Share price +8.8% over the past month.
A solid business, currently priced close to our fair value.
What matters now
- The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension.
- A fairly wide model range (£1.22 to £2.26) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 20, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £0.8289 – £1.87 · fair‑value band £1.22 – £2.26 · the £1.78 price screens above the £1.62 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 20, 2026.
Analysis
Elementis PLC (ELM) currently trades at £1.78, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £1.62, implying the stock looks roughly 9.0% fairly valued today. The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).
Over the trailing twelve months, Elementis PLC generated revenue of £598M at a net margin of -7.6%. It earns a return on equity of 8.9%. Net debt stands at £202M. The stock trades on a trailing P/E of 22.3. Fundamentals as of Aug 20, 2026
Our scenario range runs from £1.22 (bear case) to £2.26 (bull case); at £1.78, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at -67% fair-value upside, at -9%, ELM screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 15 models by family
Widest divergence: Multiples (£2.19) versus Dividend Discount (£0.3800). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 20, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 56 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 64
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Elementis plc operates as a specialty chemical company in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Coatings and Personal Care. The Coatings segment offers production of rheological modifiers and additives for decorative and industrial coatings; and performance chemicals for the energy sector.
Full company description
Elementis plc operates as a specialty chemical company in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Coatings and Personal Care. The Coatings segment offers production of rheological modifiers and additives for decorative and industrial coatings; and performance chemicals for the energy sector. This segment provides products for applications in architectural and industrial coatings, adhesives, and sealants and construction additives. The Personal Care segment offers rheological modifiers and compounded products, including active ingredients for antiperspirants (AP) deodorants for personal care manufacturers. This segment offers products for applications in antiperspirants, skin care, and color cosmetics. Elementis plc was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Elementis PLC reported revenue of £610M in FY2025 versus £709M in FY2021, a compound −3.7%/yr. Reported net income was −£46.5M in FY2025.
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Peer Group
Specialty Chemicals · 677 stocks
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.
Valuation Multiples vs Specialty Chemicals median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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