Element Solutions (ESI) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026)
Element Solutions (ESI) posted Capital Expenditures of $27.9 million for Q2 2026, up 57.6% from $17.7 million a year earlier and up 11.2% from the prior quarter.
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Element Solutions (ESI) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Element Solutions was $86.5 million, up 36.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $62.2 million, down 9.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Element Solutions' Capital Expenditures was $68.4 million in FY2024 (+29.8%), $52.7 million in FY2023 (+10.3%), $47.8 million in FY2022 (+3.2%) and $46.3 million in FY2021 (+60.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q1 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 25.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 162.0%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 42.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $25.1 million (Q1 2026), $17 million (Q4 2025) and $16.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 422.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 108.40 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 995.70 Mn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 122.00 Mn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 270.00 Mn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | -491.00 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 90.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 68.60 Mn |
| 10 | Element Solutions | 8.84 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 334.00 Mn | 27.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.40 Mn |
API Access
Element Solutions Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "ESI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();