Element Solutions

ESI US Materials Specialty Chemicals
S&P 600
$34.34
+0.50%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

ESI
Element Solutions
MaterialsSpecialty Chemicals
$34.34
Close used for this calculation
$18.89Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
40/100
Profitability15/25
Returns3/25
Balance Sheet18/25
Efficiency4/25
Growth6/25
Average
Quality radar
40Prof.15/25Ret.3/25Eff.4/25B.Sht18/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$18.89
Above FV
▼ -45.0% against the close used
Model range $2.75 – $31.09
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$2.75Fair value$18.89Bull$31.09
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $22.9952W high $49.09

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Element Solutions closed at $34.34, 81.8% above the consensus fair value of $18.89 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 40/100 — Average. P/E of 43.5x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$18.71
-45.5%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$14.12
-58.9%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=0.79, BVPS=11.22 · outside Graham range (P/E 43.5, P/B 3.1) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$15.80
-54.0%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=0.79, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$11.48
-66.6%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=0.79, g=14.5%
EV/EBITDA
$31.09
-9.5%
(EBITDA × 17.3x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=493.4M
Book Value (P/B)
$2.75
-92.0%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=11.22, ROE=7%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$34.34
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 17.6% | Historical: 14.5%
Margin of Safety
$12.16
-64.6%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=16.21, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.