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 net margin, DD reads -0.4% and ESI reads 5.3%; on return on equity, DD reads -0.2% and ESI reads 5.4%. 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 | $137.00 | $36.67 |
| Market cap | $18.9B | $8.9B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | — | 59.1 |
| P/B | 1.32 | 3.25 |
| P/S | 2.72 | 3.19 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.7 | 20.3 |
| Revenue growth | +2.8% | +13.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 13.3% |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | -0.2% | 5.4% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | 2.6% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 5.3% |
| FCF yield | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.51 | 2.33 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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