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Element Solutions ESI Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin40.8%-1.1pp42%0.0pp42%+0.2pp41.8%-0.2pp42.1%-0.1pp
Operating margin13.4%0.0pp13.4%-0.5pp13.9%+0.2pp13.7%-0.1pp13.9%-0.1pp
Net margin5.3%-2.2pp7.5%-2.1pp9.6%-0.1pp9.7%-1.9pp11.6%+1.6pp
EBITDA margin19%-0.3pp19.3%-0.6pp20%+0.1pp19.9%-0.3pp20.1%-0.3pp
Free cash flow margin4.3%-4.6pp8.9%-1.9pp10.8%-0.1pp10.9%+0.1pp10.9%-1.1pp
Returns
Return on equity5.7%-1.9pp7.5%-1.9pp9.4%-0.2pp9.6%-2.2pp11.8%+1.5pp
Return on assets2.8%-1.0pp3.8%-0.9pp4.7%-0.1pp4.8%-1.1pp5.9%+0.9pp
Return on invested capital5.7%-0.7pp6.4%-0.8pp7.2%+0.6pp6.6%-1.1pp7.7%+0.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Inventory turnover4.8×-0.7×5.5×+0.4×+0.4×4.7×-0.2×4.9×-0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.7×-1.0×3.7×-0.4×4.1×0.0×4.1×+0.1×3.9×+0.6×
Quick ratio1.9×-1.1×-0.3×3.3×0.0×3.3×+0.1×3.2×+0.5×
Cash ratio0.3×-1.1×1.5×-0.1×1.6×+0.1×1.5×0.0×1.4×+0.5×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.8×+0.2×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×-0.2×
Debt-to-assets0.4×+0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA3.9×+1.7×2.2×+0.1×2.1×-0.1×2.2×0.0×2.3×-0.9×
Per Share
Book value per share$11.22+1.7%$11.03+0.6%$10.97+1.1%$10.84+4.6%$10.37+5.6%
Valuation
Market capitalization$8.32B+37.5%$6.05B-0.6%$6.08B+12.5%$5.41B-1.4%$5.48B-11.0%
Enterprise value$10.39B+45.7%$7.13B+0.3%$7.11B+9.4%$6.5B-1.6%$6.61B-14.5%
Price / earnings55.9×+24.2×31.7×+6.3×25.4×+2.9×22.5×+3.3×19.2×-6.1×
Price / sales+0.6×2.4×-0.1×2.4×+0.3×2.2×0.0×2.2×-0.3×
Price / book+0.8×2.3×0.0×2.3×+0.2×2.1×-0.1×2.2×-0.4×
EV / EBITDA19.5×+5.1×14.5×+0.2×14.2×+1.1×13.2×-0.1×13.3×-2.1×
EV / sales3.7×+0.9×2.8×0.0×2.8×+0.2×2.6×-0.1×2.7×-0.5×
Free cash flow yield1.5%-2.3pp3.8%-0.7pp4.4%-0.6pp5%+0.1pp4.9%+0.1pp
Earnings yield1.8%-1.4pp3.2%-0.8pp3.9%-0.5pp4.4%-0.8pp5.2%+1.3pp
Dividend yield0.9%-0.3pp1.3%0.0pp1.3%-0.2pp1.4%0.0pp1.4%+0.2pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Element Solutions's profit margins?
Element Solutions (ESI) runs a 40.8% gross margin and a 13.4% operating margin, with a 5.3% net margin.
Where do Element Solutions's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Element Solutions's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.