ESINYSEMiscellaneous Chemical ProductsFiscal year ends December 31
Element Solutions Inc
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 28, 2026
$35.75+0.70 (+2.00%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $8.71B
- P/E (TTM)
- 57.7
- Dividend yield
- 0.90%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2012 to 2025
Gross margin
42.0%−0.4 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
13.4%+0.9 pts over 5 years
Net margin
7.5%
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +3.8% | +0.0% | +6.6% | +0.0% | |
| Gross profit | +3.4% | +4.0% | +6.4% | +0.8% | |
| Operating income | -0.5% | +1.7% | +8.0% | +16.9% | |
| Net income | -21.9% | +0.6% | – | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -21.8% | +1.3% | +21.4% | – | |
| Free cash flow | -22.5% | -2.8% | -1.6% | -1.8% | |
| Dividend per share | 0.0% | 0.0% | +45.0% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -3.0% | – | 7.5% | |
| Return on assets | -0.7% | – | 3.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91 | 3.15 | 3.68 | |
| Debt to equity | 1.91 | 0.65 | 0.61 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 19.65× | 3.10× | 2.03× | |
| Inventory turnover | 2.2× | 5.3× | 5.5× | |
| Capex to revenue | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% | |
| Diluted shares | 272M | 250M | 242M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Element Solutions generated $1.61B from operations and spent $846.70M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 33% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.61B
Used
$846.70M
Capital expenditure$277.40M33%Dividends$373.70M44%Share buybacks$195.60M23%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin7.5%
×Asset turnover0.51×
×Equity multiplier1.97×
=Return on equity, FY20257.5%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.5% | 0.51× | 1.97× | 7.5% |
| FY2024 | 9.9% | 0.50× | 2.09× | 10.4% |
| FY2023 | 5.1% | 0.47× | 2.12× | 5.1% |
| FY2022 | 7.3% | 0.51× | 2.09× | 7.8% |
| FY2018 | -16.5% | 0.20× | 4.05× | -13.4% |
| FY2017 | -15.8% | 0.19× | 3.71× | -10.8% |
| FY2016 | -4.2% | 0.17× | 4.18× | -3.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
7of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$190.80M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$289.80M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year4.9% → 3.9%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$289.80M vs $190.80M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell37.2% → 31.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose3.34 → 3.68
- No dilutionShare count did not rise243M → 242M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year42.15% → 41.96%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.49 → 0.52