Element Solutions Inc (ESI) stock score and earnings-call analysis

Element Solutions Inc (ESI) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 66.0 (B), an B-range rating. It ranks 711th of 1,866 covered companies, 56th of 135 in Basic Materials (sector average 62.3) and 19th of 35 in Specialty Chemicals. Scores as of 2026-10-26.

Its strongest lenses are Stock selection at 82 (Basic Materials average 76) and KPI momentum at 81 (Basic Materials average 73). Its weakest lenses are Price (valuation) at 38 (sector average 54) and Quality (profitability) at 45 (sector average 50).

Lens scores

ESI lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeESIBasic Materials averageSpecialty Chemicals averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal79707988th
Stock selectionResearch signal82767877th
KPI momentumResearch signal81737774th
Catalyst watchResearch signal79717193rd
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens38544926th
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens49524350th
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens45504541st
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens50526047th

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-10-22 (fiscal 2026 Q3). After it the composite moved from 78.1 to 77.3. MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Recent score changes after earnings events

The composite at the time of each event; today's composite is 66.0.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is -9.5%: its price is below the path its market, sector and industry moves explain (undervalued versus the model path). Factor sensitivity: market beta 2.32, sector beta 0.11, industry beta 0.28; the factor model explains 33% of its moves (R²).

Specialty Chemicals peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Sasol Ltd ADR (SSL)77.4A--6.9%
Avient Corp (AVNT)71.6B++3.1%
Ashland Inc (ASH)69.7B-7.7%
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile SA ADR (SQM)69.6B-24.0%
Innospec Inc (IOSP)69.5B+3.5%
Calumet Inc (CLMT)68.8B-20.7%
Quaker Houghton (KWR)68.0B-7.9%
PPG Industries Inc (PPG)67.7B-12.2%

Near ESI in the overall ranking

Element Solutions Inc financial statements · Basic Materials sector ranking · Specialty Chemicals industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

General information, not investment advice.