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Solstice Advanced MaterialsSOLS +1.31%22 Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Aug. 12, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates SOLS with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,564 Chemicals companies, Solstice Advanced Materials ranks better than 55.24% on this metric.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3
Solstice Advanced Materials has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
The historical rank and industry rank for Solstice Advanced Materials's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
SOLS'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5 Med: 5 Max: 5
Current: 5
During the past 4 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Solstice Advanced Materials was 5. The lowest was 5. And the median was 5.
The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.
He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.
He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.
What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.
Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.
Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).
Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.
Solstice Advanced Materials Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Solstice Advanced Materials Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
* 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.
SOLS vs WLK, ESI, EMN: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Solstice Advanced Materials's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.
Solstice Advanced Materials Piotroski F-Score vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Solstice Advanced Materials's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Solstice Advanced Materials's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* 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.
*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.
Profitability
Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)
Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.
Solstice Advanced Materials's current Net Income (TTM) was 210.
==> Positive ==> Score 1.
Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)
Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.
Solstice Advanced Materials's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 606.
==> Positive ==> Score 1.
Question 3. Change in Return on Assets
Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.
Solstice Advanced Materials's return on assets of this year was 0.04142012. Solstice Advanced Materials's return on assets of last year was 0.11080094.
==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Solstice Advanced Materials's gearing of this year was 0.37532543. Solstice Advanced Materials's gearing of last year was 0.4610685.
==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.
Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)
Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.
Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Solstice Advanced Materials's current ratio of this year was 1.45909091. Solstice Advanced Materials's current ratio of last year was 1.47572816.
==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue
Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.
Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.
Solstice Advanced Materials's number of shares in issue this year was 159.4. Solstice Advanced Materials's number of shares in issue last year was 158.719.
==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.
Efficiency
Question 8. Change in Gross Margin
Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.
Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.
Solstice Advanced Materials's gross margin of this year was 0.30639648. Solstice Advanced Materials's gross margin of last year was 0.35173333.
==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 9. Change in asset turnover
Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.
Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Solstice Advanced Materials's asset turnover of this year was 0.80788955. Solstice Advanced Materials's asset turnover of last year was 0.80523942.
==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.
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Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
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Solstice Advanced Materials has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Aug. 12, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Solstice Advanced Materials and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Solstice Advanced Materials' Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 5.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Solstice Advanced Materials ranks #700 out of 1564 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 44.8%.
Is Solstice Advanced Materials' Piotroski F-Score too high?
Solstice Advanced Materials' current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is near median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.00 to a high of 5.00. The Chemicals industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Solstice Advanced Materials' value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Solstice Advanced Materials ranks #700 out of 1564 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Solstice Advanced Materials has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Solstice Advanced Materials' Piotroski F-Score compare to WLK and ESI?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Solstice Advanced Materials ranks #700 out of 1564 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Solstice Advanced Materials in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Solstice Advanced Materials' value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Solstice Advanced Materials' own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 5.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Solstice Advanced Materials has consistently been at the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Chemicals company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Chemicals companies is 5.00, based on 1,564 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Solstice Advanced Materials's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is 0% at the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Solstice Advanced Materials and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Solstice Advanced Materials's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Solstice Advanced Materials stock overvalued right now?
Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 5. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 0% at the Chemicals industry median of 5.00. Solstice Advanced Materials' overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Aug. 12, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Solstice Advanced Materials is a diversified specialty chemicals company created in late 2025 after being spun off from Honeywell. It sells chemicals and materials to a wide range of end markets. Its largest product category is refrigerants used in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and autos, where Solstice sells low global warming potential refrigerants. The company also sells materials used for building and construction, semiconductor production, healthcare packaging, and defense. Additionally, Solstice runs the only US uranium conversion business currently in operation.
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