Element Solutions Inc vs Hexcel Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ESI and HXL diverge most: on fcf yield, ESI reads -1.6% and HXL reads 3.3%; on dividend yield, ESI reads 0.9% and HXL reads 69.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HXL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ESI | HXL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $36.67 | $102.89 |
| Market cap | $8.9B | $7.9B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 59.1 | — |
| P/B | 3.25 | 6.06 |
| P/S | 3.19 | 3.98 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.3 | 25.0 |
| Revenue growth | +13.4% | +5.4% |
| Gross margin | 38.4% | 26.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 5.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | 8.0% |
| FCF yield | -1.6% | 3.3% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 69.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 2.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.33 | 5.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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