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Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Miami Beach, United States | NYSE
35.53 USD -0.33 (-0.920%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 35.00 -0.53 (-0.530%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 5:05 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m. EDT

The investment thesis here is a classic case of a brilliant business punished by a looming corporate event. Fundamentally, Element Solutions is exceptional: it boasts a 56% revenue surge, 63% earnings growth, and a forward P/E of just 17x, which is a bargain for a compounder growing at this clip. The balance sheet is healthy enough to support the growth, and the analyst consensus is a strong buy. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by the pending $14.5 billion acquisition by Solstice. The market is clearly pricing in a 'sell the news' scenario or fear of deal dilution, evidenced by the heavy put writing and the stock trading near its 52-week lows despite the superior fundamentals. While the long-term trajectory suggests a dominant player in advanced materials, the immediate path is fraught with uncertainty regarding the deal's structure and timing. Investors should view the current price as a deep value opportunity but remain cautious until the acquisition dust settles.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.057384
AutoETS0.058106
MSTL0.060218
AutoTheta0.068183

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 10.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.660
Excess Kurtosis -0.46
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 74.976
Revenue per Share 12.985
Market Cap 8,658,165,760
Trailing P/E 50.04
Forward P/E 16.66
Beta 1.26
Profit Margins 5.67%
Website https://elementsolutionsinc.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. Put open interest is heavily concentrated in the $29-$33 range, creating a dense wall of downside protection, while call open interest clusters around $42-$50, suggesting a ceiling for near-term rallies. The massive volume-to-open-interest ratio at the $30 strike for November puts indicates active buying of downside insurance, likely hedging against the pending Solstice acquisition uncertainty or earnings misses. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the underlying price, reflecting this defensive positioning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 0.97% 1.20% 1.34%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-01 0.08 0.232829
2026-06-01 0.08 0.191893
2026-03-02 0.08 0.230681
2025-12-01 0.08 0.312012
2025-09-02 0.08 0.314465
2025-06-02 0.08 0.378072
2025-03-03 0.08 0.314961
2024-12-02 0.08 0.280998
2024-08-30 0.08 0.299177
2024-05-31 0.08 0.332917
2024-02-29 0.08 0.340426
2023-11-30 0.08 0.381679
2023-08-31 0.08 0.387973
2023-05-31 0.08 0.446180
2023-02-28 0.08 0.389484
2022-11-30 0.08 0.408998
2022-08-31 0.08 0.428495
2022-05-31 0.08 0.375763
2022-02-28 0.08 0.325468
2021-11-30 0.08 0.349803
2021-08-31 0.06 0.263968
2021-05-28 0.06 0.256520
2021-02-26 0.05 0.277008
2020-11-24 0.05 0.350140
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.86
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.008923591
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-09-01
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.41292357
Address1 500 South Pointe Drive
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 49.25
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 37.03
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,373,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,504,009
Average Volume 4,504,009
Average Volume10Days 3,373,190
Beta 1.264
Bid 35.0
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 11.542
City Miami Beach
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 35.53
Current Ratio 2.907
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 35.92
Day Low 34.195
Debt To Equity 74.976
Display Name Element
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Yield 0.86
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Earnings Growth 0.619
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.631
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Ebitda 564,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17904
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.794
Enterprise To Revenue 3.365
Enterprise Value 10,599,638,016
Eps Current Year 1.81475
Eps Forward 2.13267
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.71
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 35.9196
Fifty Day Average Change -0.38960266
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01084652
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 41.29236
Fifty Two Week High 49.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.720001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2785787
Fifty Two Week Low 22.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.669998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.55424315
Fifty Two Week Range 22.86 - 49.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,382,448,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.26
Float Shares 229,257,101
Forward Eps 2.13267
Forward P E 16.659868
Free Cashflow 50,812,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,200
Fullday Change -0.8600006
Fullday Change Percent -2.398217
Fullday Price 35.53
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.38591
Gross Profits 1,215,699,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06526
Held Percent Institutions 1.05252
Implied Shares Outstanding 243,686,070
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Element Solutions Inc
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,658,165,760
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_157028
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 178,600,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,643,716,719
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 35.02
Operating Cashflow 224,200,000
Operating Margins 0.118310004
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.43240002
Phone 561 207 9600
Post Market Change -0.5299988
Post Market Change Percent -1.4916937
Post Market Price 35.0
Post Market Time 1,792,098,300
Previous Close 35.86
Price Eps Current Year 19.578455
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.0783226
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.7484496
Profit Margins 0.05669
Quick Ratio 1.726
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.330002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.92025
Regular Market Day High 35.92
Regular Market Day Low 34.195
Regular Market Day Range 34.195 - 35.92
Regular Market Open 35.02
Regular Market Previous Close 35.86
Regular Market Price 35.53
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,403
Regular Market Volume 5,245,195
Return On Assets 0.046469998
Return On Equity 0.06539
Revenue Growth 0.564
Revenue Per Share 12.985
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 243,686,070
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0313
Shares Short 7,638,726
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,108,987
Short Name Element Solutions Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0432
Short Ratio 1.58
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol ESI
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 42.0
Target Mean Price 47.08333
Target Median Price 47.5
Total Cash 193,100,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.792
Total Debt 2,119,800,064
Total Revenue 3,150,200,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.008923591
Trailing Eps 0.71
Trailing P E 50.04225
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.4378
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.9078026
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.024913758
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,245,195
Website https://elementsolutionsinc.com
Zip 33,139