Growth Metrics

Element Solutions (ESI) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Element Solutions' quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.38 in Q1 2026, up 10.98% year-on-year from 0.34 in Q1 2025, and up 17.93% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q4 2025.

Element Solutions has reported Debt Ratio for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.38 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 10.98% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.38 (up 10.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.32, down 14.84% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.38, up from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.41 in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.32 in Q4 2025.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.37, with a median of 0.38 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio climbed 16.6% in 2022 and declined 16.09% in 2025.
  • Tracing ESI's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.39 in 2022, then increased by 0.52% to 0.39 in 2023, then fell by 3.67% to 0.37 in 2024, then retreated by 14.84% to 0.32 in 2025, then advanced by 17.93% to 0.38 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.32 (Q4 2025), and 0.32 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.35
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.32
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.37
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.12
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
10 Element Solutions 10.13 Bn 9.97 Bn 322.70 Mn 0.38

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.38
Dec 31, 2025 0.32
Sep 30, 2025 0.32
Jun 30, 2025 0.32
Mar 31, 2025 0.34
Dec 31, 2024 0.37
Sep 30, 2024 0.38
Jun 30, 2024 0.39
Mar 31, 2024 0.39
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.41
Jun 30, 2023 0.40
Mar 31, 2023 0.38
Dec 31, 2022 0.39
Sep 30, 2022 0.39
Jun 30, 2022 0.38
Mar 31, 2022 0.37
Dec 31, 2021 0.37
Sep 30, 2021 0.37
Jun 30, 2021 0.33
Mar 31, 2021 0.34
Dec 31, 2020 0.34
Sep 30, 2020 0.35
Jun 30, 2020 0.36
Mar 31, 2020 0.40
Dec 31, 2019 0.35
Sep 30, 2019 0.36
Jun 30, 2019 0.35
Mar 31, 2019 0.36
Dec 31, 2018 0.57
Sep 30, 2018 0.57
Jun 30, 2018 0.56
Mar 31, 2018 0.53
Dec 31, 2017 0.53
Sep 30, 2017 0.52
Jun 30, 2017 0.53
Mar 31, 2017 0.52
Dec 31, 2016 0.52
Sep 30, 2016 0.48
Jun 30, 2016 0.50
Mar 31, 2016 0.51
Dec 31, 2015 0.51
Sep 30, 2015 0.42
Jun 30, 2015 0.40
Mar 31, 2015 0.44
Dec 31, 2014 0.31
Sep 30, 2014 0.27
Jun 30, 2014 0.27
Mar 31, 2014 0.31
Dec 31, 2013 0.33