Element Solutions (ESI) Cash from Investing Activities (2013 - 2026)

Element Solutions' (ESI) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$889.3 million in Q1 2026, down 363.42% year-on-year from $337.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 4630.32% quarter-over-quarter from -$18.8 million in Q4 2025.

Element Solutions (ESI) Cash from Investing Activities (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Element Solutions' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$889.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 363.42% year-over-year to -$889.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$940.8 million, a 428.15% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $286.1 million, up 487.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities slipped to -$889.3 million in Q1 2026 per ESI's latest filing, from -$18.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $337.6 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$889.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$17.4 million (2024), against an average of -$59.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities slumped 2170.79% in 2023 and soared 1574.24% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$13.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 80.45% to -$24.0 million in 2023, then gained by 27.5% to -$17.4 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.05% to -$18.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 4630.32% to -$889.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ESI Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$889.3 million (Q1 2026), -$18.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$18.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
10 Element Solutions 9.07 Bn 8.89 Bn 322.70 Mn -889.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -889.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -889.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -18.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -18.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 337.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 337.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -20.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -20.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -22.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -22.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -24.00 Mn