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Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Miami Beach, United States | NYSE
40.51 USD +0.91 (2.298%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 9:53 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:53 a.m. EDT

The investment thesis here is entirely dependent on the pending Solstice acquisition, which has turned this stock into a binary event play rather than a traditional growth story. While the company boasts impressive top-line growth (+41.5%) and a reasonable forward P/E (19.5x), the recent price action tells a different story: the stock has plunged 15% following the announcement, and the market is pricing in significant downside risk. The options data confirms this fear, with heavy put buying and high implied volatility suggesting traders expect further declines before any potential upside materializes. The short-term outlook is bearish due to this immediate selling pressure and uncertainty around the deal's final terms. However, looking longer term, the business fundamentals remain solid with a fortress-like balance sheet and dominant market position, justifying a neutral-to-positive lean despite the current turmoil. The dividend is a minor perk in this context, offering less than 1% yield while the stock faces existential restructuring questions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.068550
AutoARIMA0.081273
AutoETS0.081277
MSTL0.086102

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 1.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.691
Excess Kurtosis -0.61
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 78.598
Revenue per Share 11.55
Market Cap 9,871,722,496
Trailing P/E 65.34
Forward P/E 19.81
Beta 1.24
Profit Margins 5.32%
Website https://elementsolutionsinc.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 45, 46, 42) compared to negligible call volume. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts (0.87-1.71) versus calls (0.55-0.69), indicating a market consensus expecting a sharp drop rather than a rally. The lack of call volume above the current price suggests a 'bear put' sentiment where traders are betting against the stock.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 1.05% 1.26% 1.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 0.32
dividendYield 0.81
exDividendDate 2026-06-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.008080808
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6363636
Address1 500 South Pointe Drive
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 49.25
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 40.91
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,254,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,136,057
Average Volume 4,136,057
Average Volume10Days 8,254,310
Beta 1.235
Bid 40.73
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 11.227
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 40.51
Current Ratio 2.683
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 41.145
Day Low 40.465
Debt To Equity 78.598
Display Name Element
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 0.32
Dividend Yield 0.81
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,465,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,465,800
Earnings Growth -0.425
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.43
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,406,400
Ebitda 538,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19253
Enterprise To Ebitda 21.621
Enterprise To Revenue 4.163
Enterprise Value 11,644,945,408
Eps Current Year 1.77251
Eps Forward 2.04543
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.62
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 42.9698
Fifty Day Average Change -2.4598007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.057244875
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 63.636364
Fifty Two Week High 49.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.740002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17746197
Fifty Two Week Low 22.63
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.88
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.79010165
Fifty Two Week Range 22.63 - 49.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,382,448,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.33
Float Shares 229,158,855
Forward Eps 2.04543
Forward P E 19.805126
Free Cashflow 23,137,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.40847
Gross Profits 1,142,700,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06526
Held Percent Institutions 1.05041
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 1,780,272,000
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 9,871,722,496
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_157028
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 148,700,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,649,968,372
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 41.17
Operating Cashflow 197,200,000
Operating Margins 0.13964
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.5161
Phone 561 207 9600
Previous Close 39.6
Price Eps Current Year 22.854595
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.6082656
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.528766
Profit Margins 0.053150002
Quick Ratio 1.573
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.375
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.90999985
Regular Market Change Percent 2.2979796
Regular Market Day High 41.145
Regular Market Day Low 40.465
Regular Market Day Range 40.465 - 41.145
Regular Market Open 41.17
Regular Market Previous Close 39.6
Regular Market Price 40.51
Regular Market Time 1,784,037,210
Regular Market Volume 216,532
Return On Assets 0.04535
Return On Equity 0.05639
Revenue Growth 0.415
Revenue Per Share 11.55
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
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 0.061300002
Shares Short 14,942,159
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 14,812,374
Short Name Element Solutions Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0846
Short Ratio 4.28
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol ESI
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 44.0
Target Mean Price 49.0
Target Median Price 48.5
Total Cash 178,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.731
Total Debt 2,161,299,968
Total Revenue 2,797,499,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.008080808
Trailing Eps 0.62
Trailing P E 65.33871
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.0067
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.5032997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.22732657
Type Disp Equity
Volume 216,532
Website https://elementsolutionsinc.com
Zip 33,139