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ESI vs KWR

Side-by-side comparison of Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) and Quaker Houghton (KWR): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ESI and KWR operate in Major Chemicals (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ESI is the larger of the two at $11.96B, about 4.6x KWR ($2.61B).
  • Over the past year, ESI is up 123.8% and KWR is up 31.3% - ESI leads by 92.5 points.
  • KWR has hit the wire 14 times in the past 4 weeks while ESI has been quiet.
  • ESI has more recent analyst coverage (20 ratings vs 8 for KWR).
PerformanceESI+123.77%KWR+31.28%
2025-06-23+0.00%2026-06-22
MetricESIKWR
Company
Element Solutions Inc.
Quaker Houghton
Price
$49.15+6.92%
$150.42+0.60%
Market cap
$11.96B
$2.61B
1M return
+21.19%
+7.38%
1Y return
+123.77%
+31.28%
Industry
Major Chemicals
Major Chemicals
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
0
14
Recent ratings
20
8
ESI

Element Solutions Inc.

Element Solutions Inc produces and sells specialty chemical products the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and materials for various types of electronics hardware products. This segment offers electronic assembly materials; circuitry solutions comprising circuit board metallization products, circuit formation products, electronic materials, and surface finishes; and semiconductor solutions. This segment primarily serves mobile communications, computers, automobiles, and aerospace equipment industries. The Industrial & Specialty segment provides industrial solutions, which include chemical systems that protect and decorate metal and plastic surfaces; consumable chemicals that enable printing image transfer on flexible packaging materials; and energy solutions, which consist of chemistries used in water-based hydraulic control fluids for offshore deep-water production and drilling applications. This segment's products include electroless nickel products, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning solutions, functional conversion coatings, hard-coated films, and water treatment products; solid sheet printing elements and liquid imaging products; and offshore fluids. This segment serves the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods, and oil and gas production end markets. The company was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation and changed its name to Element Solutions Inc in January 2019. Element Solutions Inc was founded in 1922 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

KWR

Quaker Houghton

Quaker Chemical Corporation develops, produces, and markets various formulated chemical specialty products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. It operates through four segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Asia/Pacific; and Global Specialty Businesses. The company offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, metal finishing fluids, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals. It also provides chemical management services. The company serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies. The company was formerly known as Quaker Chemical Products Corporation and changed its name to Quaker Chemical Corporation in August 1962. Quaker Chemical Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

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