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Element Solutions (FRA:PLQ) EV-to-EBITDA : 11.00 (As of May. 31, 2025)


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What is Element Solutions EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Element Solutions's enterprise value is €5,559 Mil. Element Solutions's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was €505 Mil. Therefore, Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 11.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:PLQ' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.25   Med: 17.05   Max: 232.68
Current: 11.46

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Element Solutions was 232.68. The lowest was 8.25. And the median was 17.05.

FRA:PLQ's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.35% of 1281 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 13.25 vs FRA:PLQ: 11.46

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2025-05-31), Element Solutions's stock price is €18.70. Element Solutions's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.105. Therefore, Element Solutions's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 16.92.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio (TTM).


Element Solutions EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Element Solutions EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Element Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.37 16.19 12.47 21.05 15.26

Element Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.52 21.27 17.14 15.26 12.15

Competitive Comparison of Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Element Solutions EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Element Solutions's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=5559.184/505.24
=11.00

Element Solutions's current Enterprise Value is €5,559 Mil.
Element Solutions's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €505 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Element Solutions  (FRA:PLQ) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

Element Solutions's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=18.70/1.105
=16.92

Element Solutions's share price for today is €18.70.
Element Solutions's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1.105.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio (TTM).

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Element Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1860, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33394
Element Solutions Inc is a specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. The company's reportable segments are Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment, which generates maximum revenue, researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and process technologies for all types of electronics hardware, from complex printed circuit board designs to semiconductor packaging. This segment's wet chemicals for metallization, surface treatments, and solderable finishes form the physical circuitry pathways, and its assembly materials, such as solder, pastes, fluxes, and adhesives, join those pathways together.

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