The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

ESI

Concerning the House

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.

United States · elementsolutionsinc.com

The Long Run

FY 2014–2025 · 12 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.33B+9.7%
Gross profit$1.07B+4.1%
Operating income$173.60M-1.8%
Net income$118.10M+183.4%
Cash from ops$276.00M+22.2%
Quotation

$39.01

+0.55 (+1.4%)

52w hi$49.09
52w lo$22.82
Vol1.80M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.04

Short-0.08
Medium-0.11
Long+0.17

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Element Solutions Inc

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$9.51B
Enterprise value$11.31B
Trailing P/E51.33x
Forward P/E18.74x
EV / EBITDA20.06x
P / S (ttm)3.02x
Profit margin5.7%
Return on equity6.5%
Revenue growth+56.4%
Earnings growth+61.9%
Debt / equity74.98
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.57
Corr SPX0.64
Annual vol40.4%
Annual ret+29.7%
Sharpe0.74
Max DD-40.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.34
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$38.57$39.20$38.57$39.011.80M
Aug 12$38.64$38.70$37.98$38.462.81M
Aug 11$37.64$38.15$37.491.71M
Aug 10$38.04$38.34$37.23$37.272.50M
Aug 7$38.74$38.99$37.85$37.882.12M