FSI vs NTR vs ESI Stock Comparison

Flexible Solutions International, Nutrien and Element Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$68.23 -5.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.70B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
7 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$33.53 -6.1% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 7, Element Solutions 2, Flexible Solutions International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSINTRESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.46M $33.70B $8.53B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.5x 15.1x 41.6x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.5x 19.5x NTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% +8.6% +39.6% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 7.9% 5.9% NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.8% 5.4% NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x 1.3x 3.2x FSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.2% +17.3% +28.1% ESI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr -0.5%/yr +8.7%/yr FSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 33.1% 46.8% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 68/100 50/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

FSINTRESI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFSINTRESI
Valuation 23 #73 of 94 91 #9 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Growth 2 #90 of 92 58 #39 of 92 76 #23 of 92
Profitability 27 #65 of 89 75 #23 of 89 59 #37 of 89
Financial Health 83 #17 of 97 79 #21 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Shareholder Returns 17 #58 of 70 38 #44 of 70 30 #49 of 70
Overall 31 68 50
  • FSI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFSINTRESISPY
1 month +7.7%-5.5%-6.1% -0.8%
3 months +24.6%+1.2%-11.4% +3.5%
6 months -3.4%-5.7%-16.9% +7.0%
Year to date -6.5%+10.5%+34.2% +12.2%
1 year -35.2%+17.3%+28.1% +13.0%
3 years +225.9%+23.0%+86.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.3%+7.1%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years +71.4%-2.3%+51.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.4%-0.5%+8.7% +11.0%
10 years +249.4%—+349.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.3%—+16.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFSINTRESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%33.1%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%34.6%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.69-0.242.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.520.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.1%-61.5%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-18.7%-31.7% -1.8%
52-week high $9.42$83.94$49.09 $779.14
52-week low $4.91$53.64$22.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFSINTRESI
P/E now vs peer median -25.7xmedian 21.6x 14.9xmedian 21.6x 39.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.7xmedian 12.4x 5.5xmedian 12.4x 17.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.1xmedian 15.8x 5.2xmedian 15.8x 44.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.66 -1.14median 1.66 0.71median 1.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFSINTRESI
Revenue $35.58M $28.21B $3.49B
Gross profit $6.80M $8.75B $1.28B
Operating income -$933.97K $5.49B $408.70M
Net income -$1.66M $5.57B $205.20M
Free cash flow -$3.48M $6.28B $182.90M
R&D $565.72K – $80.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $4.59 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $7.20M $921.00M $224.90M
Total debt $29.29M $11.39B $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 12.74M 486.52M 243.70M
Enterprise value $50.86M $30.53B $7.31B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFSINTRESI
P/E -25.7x 14.9x 39.8x
P/FCF -23.1x 5.2x 44.5x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 7.9x 28.7x
P/S 2.3x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 2.0x 1.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.3x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 68.7x 5.5x 17.3x
EV/EBIT -84.1x 7.9x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF -22.6x 6.9x 54.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 10.4x 35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -1.14 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSINTRESI
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% 8.6% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -5.6% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -50.8% 15.5% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -8.0% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -115.5% 140.9% 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -20.1% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -141.2% 77.9% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 14.3% 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -206.7% 86.8% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.7% -13.0% 55.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.2% 14.0% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.4% -15.8% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,054% 10.8% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -13.9% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSINTRESI
Gross margin 19.1% 31.0% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 28.0% 16.6%
Operating margin -2.6% 19.5% 11.7%
Pretax margin -6.5% 13.7% 9.0%
Net margin -8.8% 7.9% 5.9%
FCF margin -9.8% 22.3% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 14.8% 8.1%
Return on equity -4.0% 9.4% 7.2%
Return on assets -2.7% 4.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 11.8% 5.4%
Return on capital employed -1.8% – 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSINTRESI
Debt / assets 10.1% 21.3% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x 1.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -1.7x 1.8x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 51.6% 50.7%
Equity / assets 69.3% 48.4% 49.3%
Interest coverage -1.9x 7.8x –
Current ratio 2.8x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.00 – 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSINTRESI
Dividend yield – 3.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -1.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 1.6% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFSINTRESI
Forward P/E – 13.5xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -266.7%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.5% +33.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.78MFY2026 $29.29BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +69.3% -11.2% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSINTRESI
Held by institutions 9.1% 63.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 31 727 499
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% -0.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 11 367 269
Institutions selling 8 236 176
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.56 1.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FSINTRESI
FSI 1.00 -0.03 0.11
NTR -0.03 1.00 0.00
ESI 0.11 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSI, NTR and ESI?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) $79.46M, Nutrien (NTR) $33.70B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSI, NTR and ESI?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -25.5x, Nutrien (NTR) 15.1x, Element Solutions (ESI) 41.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutrien (NTR) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.5x, Element Solutions (ESI) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -4.7%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -8.8%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Element Solutions (ESI) returned the most: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -35.2%, Nutrien (NTR) +17.3%, Element Solutions (ESI) +28.1%. Over five years, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) compounded fastest (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) +11.4%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.5%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) 45.5%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Element Solutions (ESI) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSI, NTR and ESI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutrien (NTR) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.