Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 37.27 | 33.59 | 37.30 | 37.11 | 247.92 | 39.33 | 28.31 | 14.13 | 27.64 | 39.94 | 17.84 | 27.15 | 18.08 | — | 43.64 | 26.82 | 100.83 | 18.49 | 17.12 | 23.80 | 607.00 |
| — | -14.6% | +31.8% | +162.6% | +796.9% | -1.5% | +58.7% | -48.0% | +52.9% | — | -59.1% | +1.2% | -82.1% | — | +155.0% | +12.7% | -83.4% | -48.8% | -3.4% | +71.8% | +1543.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.19 | 2.22 | 2.98 | 2.48 | 2.24 | 2.32 | 2.20 | 2.31 | 2.47 | 2.55 | 2.68 | 2.63 | 2.44 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2.03 | 1.91 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 2.01 | 2.33 |
| — | -4.3% | +35.5% | +7.0% | -9.4% | -9.1% | -18.1% | -12.2% | +1.2% | +29.3% | +35.6% | +29.6% | +27.5% | +22.6% | +21.7% | +1.3% | -17.7% | -26.1% | -34.1% | -2.9% | +13.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.83 | 3.06 | 4.12 | 3.03 | 2.25 | 2.28 | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.57 | 2.68 | 2.75 | 2.59 | 2.39 | 2.11 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.87 | 1.73 | 1.82 | 2.17 | 2.41 |
| — | +34.2% | +98.0% | +39.6% | -12.4% | -15.0% | -24.4% | -16.3% | +7.7% | +27.3% | +37.6% | +31.5% | +27.6% | +21.9% | +9.7% | -9.3% | -22.2% | -19.1% | -22.3% | +12.1% | +26.7% | |
| P/FCF | 43.21 | 17.16 | 44.38 | — | 20.44 | 18.22 | 25.02 | 91.57 | 13.25 | 19.18 | 30.62 | 38.63 | 14.78 | 16.00 | 16.57 | 26.29 | 12.85 | 8.62 | 17.24 | — | 15.10 |
| — | -5.8% | +77.4% | — | +54.2% | -5.0% | -18.3% | +137.0% | -10.3% | +19.9% | +84.7% | +46.9% | +15.0% | +85.6% | -3.8% | — | -14.9% | -48.1% | -14.8% | — | +2.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.97 | 16.82 | 21.43 | 16.73 | 16.54 | 12.77 | 12.43 | 14.44 | 17.12 | 15.14 | 15.03 | 16.30 | 18.80 | 36.96 | 17.07 | 14.89 | 15.02 | 11.87 | 11.62 | 13.03 | 18.45 |
| — | +31.7% | +72.3% | +15.9% | -3.3% | -15.6% | -17.3% | -11.4% | -9.0% | -59.0% | -12.0% | +9.5% | +25.2% | +211.3% | +46.9% | +14.3% | -18.6% | -25.5% | -26.1% | +26.1% | +57.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 25.29 | 23.04 | 29.85 | 24.71 | — | 48.92 | 21.62 | 12.72 | 23.90 | 22.26 | 23.15 | 23.09 | 27.41 | — | 26.66 | 21.94 | 30.62 | 17.21 | 15.13 | 18.61 | 26.50 |
| — | -52.9% | +38.1% | +94.3% | — | +119.7% | -6.6% | -44.9% | -12.8% | — | -13.2% | +5.2% | -10.5% | — | +76.3% | +17.9% | +15.5% | -34.2% | -48.0% | +63.6% | +61.1% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 42.0% | 34.4% | 34.2% | 38.4% | 40.9% | 42.2% | 42.6% | 42.2% | 41.0% | 41.5% | 43.6% | 42.6% | 38.4% | 40.4% | 39.0% | 39.7% | 38.0% | 35.9% | 36.9% | 38.7% | 36.6% |
| — | -18.5% | -19.8% | -9.0% | -0.3% | +1.8% | -2.3% | -1.0% | +6.7% | +2.7% | +11.9% | +7.4% | +1.1% | +12.5% | +5.6% | +2.6% | +3.8% | -9.6% | -9.2% | -11.7% | -11.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 13.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 10.3% | 15.4% | 15.1% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 13.5% | 9.7% | -0.2% | 9.0% | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 9.4% |
| — | -25.5% | -22.9% | +1.7% | -14.1% | +4.3% | -3.9% | -3.6% | +24.0% | +9906.1% | +74.9% | +17.0% | -7.6% | -101.2% | -32.9% | -17.7% | +12.0% | +15.2% | +10.5% | -22.7% | -37.3% | |
| Net Margin | 7.5% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 16.5% | 8.8% | 6.2% | 15.2% | 9.7% | 13.4% | -5.3% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 2.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 8.2% | 0.6% |
| — | +10.2% | +4.3% | -59.7% | -89.7% | -4.1% | -50.2% | +69.5% | -34.8% | +217.8% | +198.2% | +30.4% | +507.5% | -161.7% | -47.0% | -9.4% | +267.1% | +47.2% | -30.3% | -44.9% | -89.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 7.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | -1.4% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.2% |
| — | +55.4% | +51.4% | -48.3% | -89.9% | -11.1% | -53.5% | +66.1% | -32.9% | +219.5% | +209.3% | +31.6% | +515.4% | -161.8% | -51.8% | -18.8% | +251.0% | +56.0% | -21.4% | -36.6% | -88.1% | |
| ROA | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.6% | -0.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| — | +44.2% | +38.7% | -49.1% | -89.0% | -2.2% | -48.6% | +78.9% | -29.3% | +226.1% | +214.7% | +29.8% | +496.7% | -158.9% | -53.5% | -20.1% | +243.8% | +47.0% | -27.7% | -40.5% | -88.9% | |
| ROIC | 6.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.0% | -0.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| — | -11.6% | -6.0% | +29.8% | -0.1% | +14.3% | +5.9% | +5.5% | +36.4% | +10685.7% | +84.6% | +17.0% | -7.7% | -101.1% | -40.2% | -28.0% | +2.4% | +11.8% | +10.6% | -18.1% | -35.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.79 |
| — | +18.4% | +21.9% | +22.4% | -23.1% | -22.4% | -23.8% | -22.4% | -8.0% | -13.6% | -8.2% | +3.3% | +2.4% | +10.2% | +11.6% | +5.3% | +7.3% | +8.5% | +28.6% | +17.5% | +16.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.33 | 13.09 | 13.38 | 14.01 | 15.36 | 11.66 | 12.26 | 14.17 | 16.91 | 14.33 | 14.15 | 16.35 | 20.78 | 46.77 | 21.78 | 17.95 | 19.49 | 15.96 | 14.52 | 13.90 | 18.97 |
| — | +12.3% | +9.1% | -1.1% | -9.1% | -18.7% | -13.3% | -13.3% | -18.6% | -69.4% | -35.0% | -8.9% | +6.6% | +193.1% | +50.0% | +29.1% | +2.7% | -8.1% | +6.6% | +27.6% | +45.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.68 | 2.78 | 2.91 | 2.68 | 3.68 | 4.05 | 4.10 | 3.95 | 3.34 | 3.52 | 3.50 | 3.63 | 3.24 | 3.45 | 3.32 | 3.60 | 3.45 | 3.33 | 3.13 | 3.04 | 2.93 |
| — | -31.3% | -29.0% | -32.0% | +10.1% | +15.1% | +17.1% | +8.9% | +3.2% | +2.0% | +5.3% | +0.6% | -6.1% | +3.6% | +6.0% | +18.3% | +18.0% | +15.6% | -2.7% | -9.0% | -7.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.00 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 1.91 | 3.00 | 3.28 | 3.30 | 3.16 | 2.70 | 2.77 | 2.60 | 2.69 | 2.43 | 2.59 | 2.44 | 2.66 | 2.61 | 2.45 | 2.28 | 2.24 | 2.26 |
| — | -37.2% | -36.0% | -39.7% | +11.1% | +18.2% | +27.0% | +17.7% | +10.8% | +7.0% | +6.3% | +1.0% | -6.7% | +5.7% | +7.2% | +19.1% | +15.2% | +15.3% | -6.3% | -13.5% | -9.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.18 | 5.09 | 4.74 | 4.85 | -2.91 | 2.74 | 5.91 | 9.10 | 5.81 | 6.44 | 6.19 | 6.00 | 5.44 | -0.23 | 5.00 | 6.12 | 4.30 | 6.67 | 7.63 | 6.81 | 4.95 |
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Element Solutions Inc's current P/E is 37.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 89.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Element Solutions Inc's current operating margin is 13.4%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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