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How Element Solutions Inc stacks up
ESI · against 189 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
35/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #149 of 190 · scores higher than 19% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score19 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including ESI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 35?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 65% of peers. EBITDA yield: 5.3% vs peer median 8.5%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 62% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.1% vs peer median 3.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 1.6% vs peer median 2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 190 reported | 2.1% | 5.8% | 20% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 192 reported | 5.4% | 10.7% | 19% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 60 reported | 1.6% | 4.7% | 27% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 183 reported | 32.9% | 48.3% | 30% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ESI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155.7B ZAR (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 90 | |
| 1 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 3 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 3 | 226.1B THB (≈$6.3B) | 96 | 42 | |
| 3 | 5.9B CAD (≈$4.3B) | 96 | 77 | |
| 148 | 916.6B INR (≈$11.0B) | 36 | 50 | |
| 149 | 400.1B TWD (≈$12.4B) | 35 | 34 | |
| 149 | 2.51T JPY (≈$17.1B) | 35 | 29 | |
| 149 | 11.7B USD | 35 | 50 | |
| 149 | 8.5B USD | 35 | 50 | |
| 149 | 15.8B USD | 35 | 40 | |
| 149 | 6.0B USD | 35 | 76 | |
| 155 | 33.9B CNY (≈$4.8B) | 34 | 24 | |
| 155 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 34 | 63 |
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