Element Solutions (ESI)
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-14
$32.13-6.44%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Specialty Chemicals is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Adjusted EBITDA margin >=27.8% in Electronics and Specialties: EBITDA margin 18.3% vs 27.8% target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 27% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskElement Solutions must improve its adjusted EBITDA margin to justify its price. The latest earnings beat showed revenue growth of 56% year over year. ESI trades at 21× P/E versus a peer median of 17×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than expected. The primary risk is the broken pillar of adjusted EBITDA margin, currently at 18.3%. Peer multiples imply a price about 24% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. ESI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 11 analysts currently covering ESI (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for ESI in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Specialty Chemicals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Acquisition cancellation undermines growth strategy.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $32.13
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $32.13.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Solstice deal ending may hinder growth objectives.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Merger exit may hinder Element's acquisition plans.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Merger termination undermines growth strategy and acquisition plans.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Merger termination undermines growth strategy and objectives.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Cancellation of acquisition undermines growth strategy.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Scrapping acquisition undermines growth strategy.
Threatens: Complete acquisition by Solstice Advanced Materials
Merger termination impacts growth strategy significantly.
