Element Solutions vs H.B. Fuller
H.B. Fuller reported revenue of $3.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Element Solutions' $2.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Element Solutions' revenue grew 3.8% in its latest year, and H.B. Fuller's fell 2.7%. Free cash flow was $228 million at Element Solutions and $121 million at H.B. Fuller. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and November 29), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Element Solutions | H.B. Fuller | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Nov 29, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.6B | $3.5B |
| Revenue growth | 3.8% | −2.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.6% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.4% | — |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 4.4% |
| Free cash flow | $228M | $121M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.9% | 3.5% |
| Return on capital | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 3.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $103M | $111M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.1% | −2.2% |
| Last close | $33.54 | $49.13 |
| P/E at the last close | 39.5× | 13.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $25.7 million | bought $794,178, sold $1.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Element Solutions and H.B. Fuller pages.