Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc. operates as a specialty materials company. Its solutions enable industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, alternative energy, protective fibers, healthcare packaging, and other. The company is based in Morris Plains, New Jersey.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-26.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$97M/ year

↑ Rising (+15% vs prior year)

2.5% of revenue

In line with sector average (3%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

47.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$810M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Solstice Advanced Materials is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 3y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 158.7M (2022) → 158.9M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

31.9%

Modest — 31.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

18.2%

Healthy — 18.2% operating margin

ROCE

4.6%

Weak — 4.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.8%

Steady sales growth (7.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-62.7%

Earnings shrinking (-62.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

462%

Turns 462% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.2%

Thin free cash flow (3.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.63

Elevated debt (1.63)

Interest Cover

5.48x

Adequate interest coverage (5.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

44.6x

Pricey — P/E 44.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+21.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (44.6 → 23.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.24%

Small dividend — 0.24% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

N/A

no trend

Data not available

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