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$38.81 -0.20 (-0.51%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$9.45B
Shares
243.61M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$38.81 Open$38.86 Day$38.69–39.47 52W close$22.99–49.09 Avg vol 30d5.9M Short int9.1M · 3.7% float · 1.5d Short vol30% Last earningsJul 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 28

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 26, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 28, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +13%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −5%
      below
      RSI (14) 51
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 61%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +4%
      trailing
      6-month return +7%
      trailing
      YTD return +55%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $41 › 200d $34 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +11% holders QoQ · +98 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.73% of float · ▼ -2.9% MoM · 1.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      496 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 48
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +4%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 42%
      contracting
      EPS growth −22%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $233.7M
      Valuation P/E 62.6
      rich
      Buyback $556.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.0B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 45%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −29%
      past year
      ATR 3.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 27, 2026
      full year 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $690M – $710M
      Adjusted EPS growth rate Non-GAAP 20%
      third quarter 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $180M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 28, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA · second quarter 2026 $155M – $170M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +13% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −5% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      51 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      61% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $41 › 200d $34 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +11% holders QoQ · +98 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.73% of float · ▼ -2.9% MoM · 1.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      496 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $23 Now $39 · 61% Range high $49
      vs 200-day avg +13% vs 50-day avg -5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Electronics organic net sales growth non-GAAP 20% second quarter of 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $74M second quarter of 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Reported Net Sales Growth 56%
      -1% Impact of Currency
      -17% Change in Pass-Through Metals Pricing
      -23% Acquisitions
      = Organic Net Sales Growth 15%

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ESI
      Element Solutions Inc
      this stock
      $9.45B +55.3% +3.8% 62.6 3.7%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $222.53B +13.2% +3.0% 31.1 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $126.61B +4.0% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $87.17B +10.8% +2.1% 33.1 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $77.40B +5.2% +2.2% 37.1 1.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      496
      % held
      104.5%
      Net QoQ
      -295.0K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      515
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      9.1M
      Days to cover
      1.5d
      Change
      -273.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      30%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      184.8K
      Value
      $7.1M
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      46.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Susie Lee
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 30, 2022
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $190.8M
      EPS diluted
      $0.79
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $750.0M
      Remaining
      $556.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 28, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $6.5M
      Shares
      180.0K
      Filed
      Feb 24, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Element Solutions Inc Declares Q3…
      Published
      Aug 14, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ESI +2.5% +3.8% +7.3% +5.7% +55.3%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +2.1% -0.7% -6.5% +1.7% +41.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.08 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Raised 33.3%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.32 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.82%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $750.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $194.00M
      Remaining
      $556.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1590714 CUSIP 28618M106 13F (30d) 466 filings 464 filers Visit website Investor relations