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$35.31 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$8.6B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+41.3% 2025-08-21 close $24.99 → 2026-08-21 close $35.31
- P/E53.29 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+5.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+38.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+6.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.75 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+26.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.28 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-27 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.6%; at least 5 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% 94 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 124 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.
Long-term score
42.6 #748 of 987 scored · #42 of 66 in Materials
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 56th (revenue growth year over year 26.6%, 3-year revenue CAGR 0%); weakest is profitability (29th, return on equity 6.6%, operating margin 12.3%).
Short-term score
40.4 #1384 of 1,704 scored · #69 of 83 in Materials
Setup 82nd: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced around half of its move over the past year — 53% of it; momentum 43rd: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold); weakest is catalysts 24th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.
Scores as of 21 Aug 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 2.
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 2.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 243 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 28.3% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +2.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $40.33 | $40.33 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $34.58 | $34.58 |
| 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 high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 39.185. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 243 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 243 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 37.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($35.21 to $39.56) — its "stochastic" reading is 2 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. | 2.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 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 28.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -28.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 54.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +54.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 28.3% below its highest point of the past year | 28.3% |
| 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 — 53% 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. | 52.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 28.3% below its all-time high | -28.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 7.5% below a resistance level at $37.96 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-02-24, most recently on 2026-07-08. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 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. | +7.5% |
| 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 572.6% above its all-time low | +572.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 90% of it) | 10th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.43 between its high and its low — about 4.1% 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 | $1.43 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $34.75 and $39.99 — 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 | $34.75 – $37.37 – $39.99 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% 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 | 4.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (2.1% 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 | 0.70× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 5 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 | 5 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 39.22 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 4 sessions in a row, a -9.97% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 10.0 percentage points (the stock lost 7.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | -10.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 15.6 percentage points (the stock lost 12.5% while the market gained 3.1%) | -15.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 11.4 percentage points (the stock lost 0.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | -11.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 20.8 percentage points (the stock gained 41.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | +20.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 16% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.5% of the share price. | -16.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $37.86 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-27 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $37.04 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 20 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ESI last closed at $35.31 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $37.96 | Resistance | 7.5% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-24 to 2026-07-08 |
| $39.38 | Resistance | 11.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-05 to 2026-08-04 |
| $29.31 | Support | 17.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-07 to 2026-03-09 |
| $27.64 | Support | 21.7% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-09-27 to 2026-02-05 |
| $26.74 | Support | 24.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-08-30 to 2025-09-18 |
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 five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $39.19.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $14.67 and $24.04 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $39.19.
This reading has stood for 4 trading days, since 2026-08-18.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$46.75 range $42.00 – $50.00; median $47.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. 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$0.4704 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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 2026-04-29 against the prior one filed 2025-10-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Add-on Term Loans definition: Element Solutions' $450 million aggregate principal amount of incremental term loans B borrowed under the Credit Agreement on February 2, 2026 (2026-04-29 filing)
- EFC Acquisition definition: Element Solutions' acquisition of EFC Gases & Advanced Materials on January 2, 2026 (2026-04-29 filing)
- Electronics segment definition (2026-04-29 filing)
- Micromax Acquisition definition: Element Solutions' acquisition of Micromax (US) Holdings LLC on February 2, 2026 (2026-04-29 filing)
- Specialties segment definition (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements reference to EFC Acquisition and Micromax Acquisition (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements reference to EFC's earn-out and probability of achievement of performance targets related to certain EFC performance-based RSUs (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements reference to cost and availability of raw materials and precious metals (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements reference to potential share repurchases (2026-04-29 filing)
- Non-GAAP measures addition of Adjusted EBITDA margin (2026-04-29 filing)
- Removed:
- FDII (Foreign-derived intangible income) definition removed (2025-10-29 filing had it)
- GILTI (Global intangible low-taxed income) definition removed (2025-10-29 filing had it)
- Forward-looking statements reference to Israel-Hamas conflict changed to Iran conflict (removed specific Israel-Hamas language)
- Forward-looking statements reference to probability of achievement of performance target removed (older version had this)
- Forward-looking statements reference to impact of tax planning strategies, assessments and settlements changed (older version had this phrasing)
- Forward-looking statements reference to market volatility, including as a result of tariff uncertainty removed (2025-10-29 filing had this)
- Forward-looking statements reference to price and cost environment changed (older version had this phrasing)
- Forward-looking statements reference to shares repurchases removed (older version had this)
- Forward-looking statements reference to debt and/or equity issuance or retirement removed (2025-10-29 filing had this)
- Reworded:
- Quarterly Report definition changed from three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 to three months ended March 31, 2026 (2026-04-29 filing)
- Annual Report reference changed from 2024 Annual Report filed February 19, 2025 to 2025 Annual Report filed February 18, 2026 (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements: Israel-Hamas conflict changed to Iran conflict (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements: economic factors phrasing expanded to include cost and availability of raw materials and precious metals (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements: dividend policy language slightly reordered (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements: tax planning language changed from assessments and settlements to tax planning strategies and assessments (2026-04-29 filing)
- Forward-looking statements: market volatility reference removed and price volatility language modified (2026-04-29 filing)
- Non-GAAP section: added Adjusted EBITDA margin to the list of non-GAAP financial measures (2026-04-29 filing)
- Notes:
- Page numbers changed (31-32 in 2026-04-29 filing vs 33-34 in 2025-10-29 filing) but this is formatting, not content change
- The older filing dates to September 30, 2025 quarter and newer filing dates to March 31, 2026 quarter, making some definitional updates expected
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.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-02-24. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ESI's insider activity →
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 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 55,544,093
- Reported value $1,896,275,351
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 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.
Short interest (FINRA)
ESI had 9,080,856 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ESI had 3.73% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.54 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 9,080,856
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.73%
- Prior settlement (shares) 9,353,928
- Reported change -2.92%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.54
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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 1.55% and at least 5 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 2026-08-24). 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 37, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ESI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.