Element Solutions Inc vs NUTRIEN LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ESI and NTR diverge most: on fcf yield, ESI reads -1.7% and NTR reads 5.6%; on debt / equity, ESI reads 0.75 and NTR reads 0.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ESI | NTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $34.35 | $78.44 |
| Market cap | $8.4B | $38.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 55.4 | 16.8 |
| P/B | 3.04 | 1.50 |
| P/S | 2.99 | 1.42 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.3 | 6.1 |
| Revenue growth | +13.4% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | 38.4% | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 4.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | 11.1% |
| FCF yield | -1.7% | 5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 1.34 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.21 | 2.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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