Element Solutions (ESI Quick QuoteESI - Free Report) reported $656.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.7%. EPS of $0.41 for the same period compares to $0.39 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $646.35 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.39, the EPS surprise was +5.13%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Element Solutions performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales- Industrial & Specialty: $190.9 million compared to the $189.5 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -15.5% year over year.
• Net Sales- Electronics: $465.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $456.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11%.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Industrial & Specialty: $45.4 million versus $40.45 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Electronics: $101.5 million versus $103.15 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Element Solutions have returned +6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.