Element Solutions PE ratio ESI

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2019.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 44.9×
7-year median: 30.1×
Against its 7-year history: 76th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
7-year range: 17.0× to 108×
Peer median: 34.8×

Element Solutions' PE ratio is 44.9× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $33.21 against $0.74 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its 7-year median of 30.1×, higher than on 76% of days in the last 7 years.

Over that time it ranged from 17.0× in Apr 2025 to 108× in Feb 2024.

The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 34.8×.

PE ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	44.9×	26.2×	74.1×
2025	26.0×	17.0×	27.9×
2024	23.1×	22.8×	108×
2023	105×	24.0×	107×
2022	24.9×	23.2×	30.6×
2021	26.1×	22.5×	67.0×
2020	36.9×	20.2×	65.7×
2019	60.9×	58.4×	63.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Chemicals nearest Element Solutions' size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
ESIElement Solutions	44.9×
EMNEastman Chemical	16.9×
HXLHexcel	40.0×
ALBAlbemarle	347×
BCPCBalchem	34.8×
CSWCSW Industrials	40.6×
CBTCabot	20.8×
AVNTAvient	22.2×
DDDuPont de Nemours	303×
WDFCWD 40	32.3×
DOWDow	n/m
Peer median	34.8×

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What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

PE ratio over time

Year by year

Against its peers

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What the PE ratio tells you

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