Element Solutions Inc vs Westlake Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ESI and WLK diverge most: on revenue growth, ESI reads +13.4% and WLK reads -4.0%; on net margin, ESI reads 5.3% and WLK reads -10.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ESI | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $36.32 | $62.33 |
| Market cap | $8.9B | $8.0B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 58.6 | — |
| P/B | 3.22 | 0.87 |
| P/S | 3.16 | 0.71 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.3 | 22.1 |
| Revenue growth | +13.4% | -4.0% |
| Gross margin | 38.4% | 19.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | -10.9% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | -13.4% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | -6.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 3.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 2.45 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.31 | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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