ESI PEER ANALYSIS

Element Solutions Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

ESIElement Solutions Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

ESIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	ESI	AKZA	BNR	SY1	ORI	IMCD	Ind. Median
P/E	63.21	16.51●	35.37	33.56	44.06	22.50	27.59
P/B	3.44	2.10	1.80●	3.33	2.96	2.40	1.79
EV/EBITDA	33.89	8.38●	9.25	12.38	9.68	12.21	12.38
P/S	3.36	1.03	0.55●	2.01	1.37	1.02	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	ESI	AKZA	BNR	SY1	ORI	IMCD	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.68●	1.72	1.74	2.52	1.31	1.73	1.87
Debt/Equity	78.9%	125.2%	75.4%	70.2%●	86.9%	83.4%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	5.89	1.94	2.31	1.42●	1.77	2.81	2.15

Profitability
Metric	ESI	AKZA	BNR	SY1	ORI	IMCD	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.3%	6.3%●	1.5%	6.0%	3.1%	4.5%	3.5%
ROE	5.7%	13.1%●	5.0%	9.6%	6.1%	10.2%	4.4%
ROA	2.8%	4.1%	2.0%	4.5%	2.5%	4.6%●	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	12.0%	16.0%	7.9%	18.4%●	17.3%	10.9%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ESI	AKZA	BNR	SY1	ORI	IMCD	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	13.0%	-7.0%	-9.5%	24.4%●	1.8%	1.2%	1.2%
NI Growth	-48.0%	32.7%	-56.9%	-15.3%	155.6%●	-21.8%	-4.8%
Div. Yield	0.7%	3.3%	3.4%●	1.4%	2.5%	2.2%	1.5%
Payout	52.6%	56.0%	132.9%	41.7%	107.9%	58.4%	9.1%

Valuation
Metric	ESI	WLK	SOLS	RPM	EMN	AXTA	Ind. Median
P/E	63.21	—	—	20.82	20.05	19.92●	27.59
P/B	3.44	1.14●	6.66	4.39	1.33	3.04	1.79
EV/EBITDA	33.89	—	—	14.33	10.71	9.84●	12.38
P/S	3.36	0.89●	—	1.79	0.93	1.44	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	ESI	WLK	SOLS	RPM	EMN	AXTA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.68●	2.17	1.43	2.28	1.47	2.10	1.87
Debt/Equity	78.9%	75.1%●	162.6%	92.1%	88.6%	130.0%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	5.89	-8.78●	—	2.27	3.94	2.53	2.15

Profitability
Metric	ESI	WLK	SOLS	RPM	EMN	AXTA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.3%	-14.9%	—	8.6%●	4.6%	7.2%	3.5%
ROE	5.7%	-17.3%	—	22.9%●	6.7%	16.4%	4.4%
ROA	2.8%	-8.1%	—	9.2%●	2.6%	4.9%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	12.0%	-4.1%	—	14.9%	13.7%	19.7%●	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ESI	WLK	SOLS	RPM	EMN	AXTA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	13.0%●	-8.6%	—	5.7%	-7.7%	-2.6%	1.2%
NI Growth	-48.0%	—	—	3.5%●	-56.7%	-17.8%	-4.8%
Div. Yield	0.7%	2.9%	0.1%	1.9%	5.0%●	0.0%	1.5%
Payout	52.6%	-16.6%	—	40.3%	95.5%	0.0%	9.1%

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