Element Solutions
ESI · NYSE · Basic Materials
$32.73
$0.43 (-1.30%) today
Market Cap
$7.98B
24h Volume
$325.6M
P/E Ratio
44.2
52w High
$48.98
52w Low
$22.77
Est. AI Revenue
15%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About Element Solutions
Element Solutions is a specialty chemicals company focused on electronics. It sells plating chemistries, assembly materials, and surface finishing products that customers consume in production, a razor-blade model that generates recurring revenue tied to electronics output.
Its MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions business supplies plating chemistry for copper pillar and wafer-level packaging, solder and assembly materials, and chemistry for high-layer-count circuit boards. Its MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions business serves surface finishing markets from autos to appliances. Power electronics materials, including sintering pastes, feed data center and EV power systems.
Founded in 2013 as Platform Specialty Products and renamed in 2019, Element Solutions is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida, employs roughly 5,200 people worldwide, and trades on the NYSE.
Element Solutions in the AI buildout
Element Solutions sits in the Raw Materials and Chip Equipment layers of the AI buildout. AI accelerators depend on advanced packaging, and its plating chemistries enable the copper pillar and wafer-level processes used to assemble them. The dense, high-layer circuit boards inside AI servers use its board-level chemistry and assembly materials, while its sintering products serve data center power electronics. Industrial and automotive markets still dilute the mix, keeping it a supplier with growing rather than concentrated AI exposure.
ESI is tracked in Raw Materials & Mining and Chip Equipment & Foundries, rated Growing on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
ESI trades at $32.73, 38% of the way up its 52-week range of $22.77 to $48.98.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $7.98B, with an AI Exposure Score of 30 out of 100.
Valuation vs peers
Its P/E ratio of 44.2 is above the Raw Materials & Mining category median of 29.7.
Next earnings
Element Solutions is next expected to report earnings on October 27, 2026.
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
Frequently asked questions
What does Element Solutions do?
Element Solutions makes specialty chemicals consumed in electronics and industrial manufacturing. Its MacDermid Alpha business supplies plating and assembly materials for chip packaging and circuit boards, while MacDermid Enthone serves industrial surface finishing markets worldwide.
How is Element Solutions exposed to AI?
Management calls out AI-driven advanced packaging and data center circuit boards as top growth drivers for its electronics chemistry. Industrial and automotive markets dilute that exposure. Supercycle rates it Growing with an AI Exposure Score of 30 out of 100.
Is ESI a pure play AI stock?
No. Element Solutions serves the broad electronics and industrial surface finishing markets. AI packaging and server boards are meaningful growth drivers, but smartphones, autos, and industrial products still account for most of the chemistry it sells.
Who leads Element Solutions?
Benjamin Gliklich is CEO of Element Solutions. The company was founded in 2013 as Platform Specialty Products, took its current name in 2019, and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida with roughly 5,200 employees.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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