Element Solutions Inc vs Solstice Advanced Materials Inc., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ESI and SOLS diverge most: on fcf yield, ESI reads -1.5% and SOLS reads 3.5%; on return on equity, ESI reads 5.4% and SOLS reads 22.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ESI'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 | SOLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.83 | $61.31 |
| Market cap | $9.7B | $9.8B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 64.2 | — |
| P/B | 3.53 | 6.57 |
| P/S | 3.47 | 2.59 |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.8 | 58.1 |
| Revenue growth | +13.4% | +8.7% |
| Gross margin | 38.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | — |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 8.9% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 22.6% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 5.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | — |
| FCF yield | -1.5% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 1.33 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 1.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.48 | 2.21 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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