Element Solutions vs NewMarket
NewMarket reported revenue of $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Element Solutions' $2.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Element Solutions' revenue grew 3.8% in its latest year, and NewMarket's fell 2.2%. Element Solutions had an operating margin of 13.4%, against 19.9% at NewMarket. Free cash flow was $228 million at Element Solutions and $491 million at NewMarket.
Side by side
| Element Solutions | NewMarket | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.6B | $2.7B |
| Revenue growth | 3.8% | −2.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 31.5% |
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 19.9% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 15.4% |
| Free cash flow | $228M | $491M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.9% | 18.0% |
| Return on capital | 6.5% | 16.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $103M | $183M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.1% | −1.8% |
| Last close | $33.54 | $878.03 |
| P/E at the last close | 39.5× | 18.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $25.7 million | bought $247,684, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 NewMarket pages.