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Element Solutions Inc

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001590714
$36.32 -1.06% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $36.32 +59.37% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue1.77Operating income0.09Net income−0.07EPS, diluted−0.65Fiscal year 2017Revenue1.88 +6.1%Operating income0.20Net income−0.30EPS, diluted−1.04Fiscal year 2018Revenue1.96 +4.4%Operating income0.25Net income−0.32EPS, diluted−1.13Fiscal year 2019Revenue1.84 −6.4%Operating income0.25Net income0.09EPS, diluted0.35Fiscal year 2020Revenue1.85 +1.0%Operating income0.23Net income0.08 −18.5%EPS, diluted0.30 −14.3%Fiscal year 2021Revenue2.40 +29.5%Operating income0.30Net income0.20 +169.1%EPS, diluted0.82 +173.3%Fiscal year 2022Revenue2.55 +6.2%Operating income0.33Net income0.19 −8.1%EPS, diluted0.76 −7.3%Fiscal year 2023Revenue2.33 −8.5%Operating income0.17Net income0.12 −36.9%EPS, diluted0.49 −35.5%Fiscal year 2024Revenue2.46 +5.3%Operating income0.34Net income0.24 +106.8%EPS, diluted1.01 +106.1%Fiscal year 2025Revenue2.55 +3.8%Operating income0.34Net income0.19 −21.9%EPS, diluted0.79 −21.8%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 1.77 1.88 1.96 1.84 1.85 2.40 2.55 2.33 2.46 2.55
Growth +6.1% +4.4% −6.4% +1.0% +29.5% +6.2% −8.5% +5.3% +3.8%
Operating income 0.09 0.20 0.25 0.25 0.23 0.30 0.33 0.17 0.34 0.34
Net income −0.07 −0.30 −0.32 0.09 0.08 0.20 0.19 0.12 0.24 0.19
Growth −18.5% +169.1% −8.1% −36.9% +106.8% −21.9%
EPS, diluted −0.65 −1.04 −1.13 0.35 0.30 0.82 0.76 0.49 1.01 0.79
Growth −14.3% +173.3% −7.3% −35.5% +106.1% −21.8%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin43.9%Operating margin5.1%Net margin−4.2%Free cash flow margin8.6%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin43.3%Operating margin10.7%Net margin−15.8%Free cash flow margin8.1%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin42.7%Operating margin12.7%Net margin−16.5%Free cash flow margin−1.5%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin42.9%Operating margin13.6%Net margin5.1%Free cash flow margin7.7%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin42.4%Operating margin12.6%Net margin4.1%Free cash flow margin13.3%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin40.0%Operating margin12.5%Net margin8.5%Free cash flow margin11.7%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin37.4%Operating margin12.8%Net margin7.3%Free cash flow margin9.7%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin39.4%Operating margin7.4%Net margin5.1%Free cash flow margin12.0%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin42.2%Operating margin14.0%Net margin9.9%Free cash flow margin12.0%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin42.0%Operating margin13.4%Net margin7.5%Free cash flow margin8.9%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 43.9% 43.3% 42.7% 42.9% 42.4% 40.0% 37.4% 39.4% 42.2% 42.0%
Operating margin 5.1% 10.7% 12.7% 13.6% 12.6% 12.5% 12.8% 7.4% 14.0% 13.4%
Net margin −4.2% −15.8% −16.5% 5.1% 4.1% 8.5% 7.3% 5.1% 9.9% 7.5%
Free cash flow margin 8.6% 8.1% −1.5% 7.7% 13.3% 11.7% 9.7% 12.0% 12.0% 8.9%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.18Capital expenditure−0.03Free cash flow0.15Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.18Capital expenditure−0.03Free cash flow0.15 −0.6%Buybacks0.00Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow−0.00Capital expenditure−0.03Free cash flow−0.03 −119.3%Buybacks0.00Dividends paid0.00Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow0.17Capital expenditure−0.03Free cash flow0.14Buybacks−0.51Dividends paid0.00Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow0.28Capital expenditure−0.03Free cash flow0.25 +75.1%Buybacks−0.06Dividends paid−0.01Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow0.33Capital expenditure−0.05Free cash flow0.28 +13.1%Buybacks−0.02Dividends paid−0.06Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow0.30Capital expenditure−0.05Free cash flow0.25 −11.3%Buybacks−0.15Dividends paid−0.08Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow0.33Capital expenditure−0.05Free cash flow0.28 +13.2%Buybacks0.00Dividends paid−0.08Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.36Capital expenditure−0.07Free cash flow0.29 +4.5%Buybacks0.00Dividends paid−0.08Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow0.29Capital expenditure−0.06Free cash flow0.23 −22.5%Buybacks−0.03Dividends paid−0.08
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.18 0.18 −0.00 0.17 0.28 0.33 0.30 0.33 0.36 0.29
Capital expenditure −0.03 −0.03 −0.03 −0.03 −0.03 −0.05 −0.05 −0.05 −0.07 −0.06
Free cash flow 0.15 0.15 −0.03 0.14 0.25 0.28 0.25 0.28 0.29 0.23
Growth −0.6% −119.3% +75.1% +13.1% −11.3% +13.2% +4.5% −22.5%
Buybacks n/a 0.00 0.00 −0.51 −0.06 −0.02 −0.15 0.00 0.00 −0.03
Dividends paid n/a n/a 0.00 0.00 −0.01 −0.06 −0.08 −0.08 −0.08 −0.08

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.42Total debt5.35Net cash (debt)−4.93Shareholders’ equity2.74Debt to equity1.96Fiscal year 2017Cash0.26Total debt5.52Net cash (debt)−5.26Shareholders’ equity2.74Debt to equity2.01Fiscal year 2018Cash0.23Total debt5.40Net cash (debt)−5.17Shareholders’ equity2.11Debt to equity2.56Fiscal year 2019Cash0.19Total debt1.54Net cash (debt)−1.35Shareholders’ equity2.22Debt to equity0.69Fiscal year 2020Cash0.29Total debt1.54Net cash (debt)−1.24Shareholders’ equity2.32Debt to equity0.66Fiscal year 2021Cash0.33Total debt1.93Net cash (debt)−1.60Shareholders’ equity2.48Debt to equity0.78Fiscal year 2022Cash0.27Total debt1.91Net cash (debt)−1.65Shareholders’ equity2.33Debt to equity0.82Fiscal year 2023Cash0.29Total debt1.95Net cash (debt)−1.66Shareholders’ equity2.33Debt to equity0.84Fiscal year 2024Cash0.36Total debt1.84Net cash (debt)−1.48Shareholders’ equity2.38Debt to equity0.77Fiscal year 2025Cash0.63Total debt1.64Net cash (debt)−1.01Shareholders’ equity2.67Debt to equity0.61
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.42 0.26 0.23 0.19 0.29 0.33 0.27 0.29 0.36 0.63
Total debt 5.35 5.52 5.40 1.54 1.54 1.93 1.91 1.95 1.84 1.64
Net cash (debt) −4.93 −5.26 −5.17 −1.35 −1.24 −1.60 −1.65 −1.66 −1.48 −1.01
Shareholders’ equity 2.74 2.74 2.11 2.22 2.32 2.48 2.33 2.33 2.38 2.67
Debt to equity 1.96 2.01 2.56 0.69 0.66 0.78 0.82 0.84 0.77 0.61

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
43.9% 43.3% 42.7% 42.9% 42.4% 40.0% 37.4% 39.4% 42.2% 42.0%
5.1% 10.7% 12.7% 13.6% 12.6% 12.5% 12.8% 7.4% 14.0% 13.4%
−13.1% −13.9% −2.7% 7.7% 4.4% 10.5% 10.7% 5.5% 11.7% 10.4%
−4.2% −15.8% −16.5% 5.1% 4.1% 8.5% 7.3% 5.1% 9.9% 7.5%
8.6% 8.1% −1.5% 7.7% 13.3% 11.7% 9.7% 12.0% 12.0% 8.9%
Spending
2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.6% 2.1% 1.9% 2.9% 2.6% 2.6%
33.7% 30.2% 27.8% 27.1% 27.2% 25.5% 22.7% 25.6% 25.6% 25.9%
1.8% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.9% 1.9% 2.3% 2.8% 2.4%
n/a n/a n/a 43.5% 5.3% 19.2% 31.5% 10.1% 15.6% 28.1%
Returns
−2.7% −10.8% −15.4% 4.2% 3.3% 8.2% 8.0% 5.1% 10.2% 7.1%
−0.7% −2.9% −3.5% 2.1% 1.7% 4.0% 3.8% 2.4% 5.0% 3.7%
Balance and payout
1.96 2.01 2.56 0.69 0.66 0.78 0.82 0.84 0.77 0.61
71.3% 72.1% 76.8% 48.7% 48.3% 51.3% 52.1% 52.9% 50.8% 47.3%
n/a n/a n/a 0.0% 16.4% 30.4% 41.9% 65.5% 32.0% 40.8%
n/a 0.0% n/a 359.1% 27.5% 29.1% 92.5% 27.6% 26.6% 45.2%