Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
Element Solutions Inc (formerly Platform Specialty Products Corporation) is a global specialty chemicals company that provides high-value solutions used in industrial manufacturing and electronics applications. The company operates primarily within the specialty chemicals industry, focusing on products that enhance performance, reliability, and sustainability in customers’ manufacturing processes. Its offerings are typically mission-critical, highly engineered, and deeply embedded in customer workflows, leading to long-term relationships and recurring revenue.
The company’s primary revenue drivers are advanced chemical formulations used in electronics assembly, semiconductor manufacturing, printed circuit boards, and industrial surface treatments. Element Solutions Inc has developed a strong competitive position through specialized technical expertise, regulatory know-how, and application-specific innovation. The company traces its current form to a strategic rebranding and simplification completed in 2021, following a series of acquisitions that built its electronics-focused portfolio and the divestiture of non-core agricultural assets.
Business Operations
Element Solutions Inc operates through two core business segments: Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment is the company’s largest and includes products used in semiconductor packaging, circuit board fabrication, assembly materials, and surface finishes, serving global electronics manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers. Revenue in this segment is generated through consumable chemical products supported by technical service and long-term customer integration.
The Industrial & Specialty segment focuses on surface treatment chemicals used to enhance corrosion resistance, wear performance, and durability of metal and plastic components in industrial, automotive, energy, and infrastructure applications. Operations are global, with manufacturing sites, laboratories, and technical centers across multiple regions. Key subsidiaries include MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, Enthone, and Kester, which function as primary operating brands under the corporate structure.
Strategic Position & Investments
The company’s strategic direction emphasizes organic growth through innovation, exposure to long-term electronics trends, and disciplined capital allocation. Element Solutions Inc has prioritized investment in advanced electronics, including high-density interconnects, advanced semiconductor packaging, and materials supporting electrification and data infrastructure. These focus areas are aligned with secular growth drivers such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and increased global connectivity.
Historically, growth has been supplemented by targeted acquisitions, including the acquisition of Alpha Assembly Solutions, which significantly expanded its electronics materials portfolio. The company continues to invest in research and development, digital process control technologies, and sustainability-oriented formulations, while maintaining a streamlined portfolio centered on specialty, value-added chemical solutions rather than commodity products.
Geographic Footprint
Element Solutions Inc is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, and operates on a global scale. The company maintains a significant presence across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, which together represent the majority of its revenue and manufacturing footprint. Asia-Pacific is particularly important due to its concentration of electronics manufacturing customers.
The company operates manufacturing plants, innovation centers, and sales offices in over 20 countries, with strong positions in China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and Mexico. This global footprint allows Element Solutions Inc to serve multinational customers locally while supporting global supply chains and regulatory requirements.
Leadership & Governance
Element Solutions Inc is led by an experienced executive team with deep backgrounds in specialty chemicals, operations, and global manufacturing. The leadership philosophy emphasizes operational discipline, customer-centric innovation, and long-term value creation through focused portfolio management and strong free cash flow generation.
Key executives include:
- Benjamin Gliklich – President and Chief Executive Officer
- Carey Dorman – Chief Financial Officer
- David Reeder – Chief Operating Officer
- Ken Brody – Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
- Mark Roehrs – Senior Vice President, Global Operations
The board of directors provides oversight with a focus on governance, capital allocation, and risk management, consistent with standards outlined in the company’s SEC filings, including Form 10-K and Form 10-Q disclosures.