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ESI vs ALB // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE) VS. Albemarle Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ESI 8
— ALB 5
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: ESI
LAST: $34.27 (-3.19%) • MKT CAP: $8.59B
gross-margins
42.00%
LAST: $91.00 (-2.43%) • MKT CAP: $11.01B
gross-margins
13.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ESI VS. ALB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ESI | ALB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 42.00% | 13.00% | +29.00 | ESI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.80% | -2.60% | +11.40 | ESI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.81% | 6.29% | -4.48 | ALB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.40% | -7.10% | +20.50 | ESI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.50% | -9.90% | +17.40 | ESI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.80% | -4.40% | +8.20 | ESI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.91% | 1.73% | -0.82 | ALB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.88 | 1.64 | +1.24 | ESI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | ESI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.3 | 37.3 | +13.00 | ESI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 1.01 | -0.10 | ALB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 41.9x | 20.0x | +21.90 | ALB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.59B | $11.01B | -$2.42B | ALB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ESI REV | ALB REV | ESI GROSS % | ALB GROSS % | ESI FCF | ALB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.55B | $5.14B | 42.0% | 13.0% | — | $692.5M |
| FY 2024 | $2.46B | $5.38B | 42.2% | 1.2% | — | -$992.7M |
| FY 2023 | $2.33B | $9.62B | — | — | — | $893.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ESI // BETA 0.91
ALB // BETA 1.01