Element Solutions (ESI)
Materials · specialty chemicals · NYSE
Element Solutions is a global provider of high-value specialty chemical technologies that enable advanced manufacturing processes in the electronics and industrial sectors.
What Element Solutions does
Element Solutions is a specialty chemicals company that develops and supplies high-performance solutions for manufacturing processes in various high-value industries. The company operates through two main segments: Electronics, which provides advanced materials and chemistries for electronics manufacturing, and Specialties, which offers industrial surface finishing and specialized gases. Its products are essential to the production workflows of customers in sectors such as consumer electronics, automotive, and semiconductor fabrication.
Themes: electronics manufacturing / packaging, semiconductor supply chain, industrial surface treatment, advanced materials
Fundamentals
- Price$36.71 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$8.9B as of 2026-04-22 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+39.3% 2025-10-08 close $26.35 → 2026-10-08 close $36.71
- P/E50.02 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+7.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+42.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+7.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.75 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+26.6% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.51 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-27 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.0%; at least 6 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ESI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 91 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 125 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 108 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross margintop 25% 92 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 144 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 122 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ESI is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
47.9 #856 of 1,379 scored · #40 of 73 in Materials
Trend 59th (a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25)) and capital return 57th (consecutive years of dividend increases 6 years, net share count bought back over the year 0.1); weakest is valuation (30th, price to earnings 50, price to book 3.3).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ESI's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 41%, free-cash-flow payout 34%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout41% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout34% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Element Solutions looks technically
Element Solutions (ESI) is trading 1.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 3 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 25.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +1.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $35.98 | $35.98 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $36.07 | $36.07 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 31.44. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 3 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 3 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 1.8% above | +1.8% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 20.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 54.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($32.94 to $38.38) — its "stochastic" reading is 69 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 69.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 13 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $49.25 | $49.25 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 25.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -25.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 60.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +60.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 25.5% below its highest point of the past year | 25.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $49.25 (set on 2026-06-22) | $49.25 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($22.99 to $49.09), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 47% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $32.13 to $32.96. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 47.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 25.5% below its all-time high | -25.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $36.60 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-20, most recently on 2026-09-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.25 (set on 2016-02-11) | $5.25 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 599.2% above its all-time low | +599.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 64th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.30 between its high and its low — about 3.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.30 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $31.22 and $38.91 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $31.22 – $35.07 – $38.91 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (1.8% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.89× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.4% since the prior reading | -0.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.7% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -1.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.5% above the previous close 13 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 32.73 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-10-02 has been "filled" today — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | today |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.73% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 0.3 percentage points (the stock gained 1.4% while the market gained 1.0%) | +0.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 10.5 percentage points (the stock lost 6.7% while the market gained 3.8%) | -10.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.3 percentage points (the stock gained 8.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | -9.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 24.3 percentage points (the stock gained 39.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | +24.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 14.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $37.18 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-27 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $35.61 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 53 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ESI last closed at $36.71 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $36.60 | Support | 0.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-20 to 2026-09-08 |
| $37.85 | Resistance | 3.1% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-24 to 2026-08-28 |
| $39.44 | Resistance | 7.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-06-05 to 2026-08-17 |
| $29.31 | Support | 20.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-07 to 2026-03-09 |
| $28.00 | Support | 23.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-29 to 2026-02-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $31.44.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 13 trading days, since 2026-09-22.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · lagging the market · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.27 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$46.55 range $42.00 – $55.00; median $47.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ESI
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4745 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00311 (+0.7%) from $0.4714, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward33% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to volatility in raw material and precious metal costs and availability.","Risks related to integrating recent acquisitions such as EFC and Micromax.","Potential impact of global trade policy changes, tariffs, and geopolitical conflicts on operations and demand."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ESI's 10-Q filed 2026-07-28 against the prior one filed 2026-04-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- In the filing dated 2026-07-28, added a new risk factor subsection titled "Risks Related to the Solstice Transaction".
- Added disclosure that on July 6, 2026, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement with Solstice, involving a First Merger and Second Merger.
- Added disclosure of conditions to completion of the Solstice Transaction, including stockholder approvals, S-4 registration statement effectiveness, Nasdaq listing approval, and HSR/regulatory approvals.
- Added disclosure that either party may terminate the Merger Agreement if the transaction has not been consummated by July 6, 2027, with possible extension to January 5, 2028 for regulatory approvals.
- Added disclosure of a $376,000,000 Company Termination Fee payable to Solstice in certain termination circumstances.
- Added disclosure about potential securities class action and derivative lawsuits against the Company in connection with the Solstice Transaction.
- Added disclosure about business conduct restrictions requiring Solstice's prior written consent before taking or omitting certain actions prior to closing.
- Removed:
- Removed the statement from the filing dated 2026-04-29 that there had been no material changes in the risk factors from the 2025 Annual Report.
- Reworded:
- In the filing dated 2026-07-28, the Risk Factors section changed from a simple no-material-changes statement to a detailed risk factor discussion covering Solstice Transaction risks.
- Notes:
- The newer Risk Factors text appears truncated mid-sentence at "results of operations and financial condi".
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 4 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-02-24. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ESI as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 53,352,770
- Reported value $2,547,594,801
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ESI had 6,860,520 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ESI had 2.82% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.39 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,860,520
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.82%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,108,987
- Reported change -3.5%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.39
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- DuPont (DD)
- Entegris (ENTG)
- Atotech (MKS)
- Cookson Electronics
- Enthone
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Frequently asked questions
What does Element Solutions (ESI) do?
Element Solutions is a specialty chemicals company that develops and supplies high-performance solutions for manufacturing processes in various high-value industries. The company operates through two main segments: Electronics, which provides advanced materials and chemistries for electronics manufacturing, and Specialties, which offers industrial surface finishing and specialized gases.
What sector is Element Solutions (ESI) in?
Element Solutions (ESI) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is specialty chemicals. It trades on NYSE.
Does ESI pay a dividend?
Yes — Element Solutions (ESI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.98% and at least 6 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Element Solutions's (ESI) competitors?
Notable peers of Element Solutions (ESI) include DuPont, Entegris, Atotech, Cookson Electronics and Enthone. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Element Solutions (ESI) overbought or oversold right now?
Element Solutions (ESI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ESI come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.