DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. vs Element Solutions Inc, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DD and ESI diverge most: on return on equity, DD reads 0.4% and ESI reads 5.4%; on return on assets, DD reads 0.3% and ESI reads 2.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DD | ESI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $129.97 | $36.32 |
| Market cap | $17.8B | $8.9B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 57.8 | 58.6 |
| P/B | 1.28 | 3.22 |
| P/S | 2.54 | 3.16 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.6 | 20.3 |
| Revenue growth | +3.3% | +13.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 13.3% |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 0.4% | 5.4% |
| Return on assets | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 5.2% |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.78 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 2.68 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.36 | 2.31 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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