Element Solutions (ESI) is a Basic Materials company in the Specialty Chemicals industry. It has a market capitalization of $7.61B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 17.9 and a free-cash-flow yield of 3.0%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 3.8% and free cash flow per share fell 22.4%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Buy, 6.0 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the rising band of its market.
AI scorecard
Buy · 6.0/10
Positive, at the low end of Buy. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Rising · +38.9% over 12 months ex. last
Second-best fifth of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-36.4%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap
$7.61B
Trailing P/E
17.9
Price / book
2.7
Price / sales
2.2
FCF yield
3.0%
Dividend yield
1.0%
Gross margin
36.6%
Operating margin
11.7%
Net margin
5.9%
Revenue growth (YoY)
+3.8%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)
+0.0%
EPS growth (YoY)
+3.5%
FCF/share growth (YoY)
-22.4%
Beta
1.3
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
ESI earnings
Next report: Feb 16, 2027 (Q4 2026, EPS estimate $0.47).
Beat the EPS estimate in 4 of 4 recent quarters.
Quarter
Reported
EPS
Estimate
Surprise
Revenue
Q3 2026
Oct 21, 2026
$0.50
$0.48
+4.2%
$995.30M
Q2 2026
Jul 27, 2026
$0.47
$0.43
+9.3%
$977.90M
Q1 2026
Apr 28, 2026
$0.41
$0.38
+7.9%
$840.00M
Q4 2025
Feb 17, 2026
$0.37
$0.36
+2.8%
$676.20M
ESI analyst price target
Median target $47.50 from 12 analysts, ranging $42.00 – $55.00.
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Element Solutions Buy (6.0 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is ESI's P/E ratio?
Element Solutions trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 17.9.
When does ESI report earnings?
Element Solutions's next scheduled report is on Feb 16, 2027. Analysts expect EPS of $0.47.
What is the ESI price target?
The median analyst price target from 12 analysts is $47.50, with a range of $42.00 – $55.00.
Is ESI Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Element Solutions as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.