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How Element Solutions Inc stacks up
ESI · against 191 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
58/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #132 of 192 · scores higher than 31% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score19 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including ESI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 58?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.6% vs peer median 6.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.1% vs peer median 2.5%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 70% of peers. Operating margin: 12.6% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ESI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ESI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 184 reported | 6.6% | 11.5% | 27% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 191 reported | 12.6% | 13.3% | 48% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 173 reported | 3.1% | 5.1% | 32% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 172 reported | 6.5% | 12.2% | 29% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 192 reported | 38.6% | 31.8% | 59% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ESI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 3 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 3 | 8.2B CAD (≈$6.0B) | 98 | 59 | |
| 128 | 7.9B USD | 59 | 62 | |
| 128 | 862.7B INR (≈$10.4B) | 59 | 62 | |
| 128 | 437.7B INR (≈$5.3B) | 59 | 63 | |
| 132 | 36.9B CNY (≈$5.2B) | 58 | 38 | |
| 132 | 8.5B USD | 58 | 50 | |
| 134 | 34.2B CNY (≈$4.8B) | 57 | 37 | |
| 135 | 85.0B SEK (≈$8.5B) | 56 | 47 | |
| 136 | 4.7B USD | 55 | 58 | |
| 137 | 10.4B USD | 54 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score