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

Element Solutions (ESI) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.38 in Q1 2026, up 17.93% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q4 2025, and up 10.98% on a YoY basis from 0.34 in Q1 2025.

Element Solutions (ESI) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Element Solutions' Debt Ratio history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.38 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 10.98% year-over-year to 0.38; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.38 (up 10.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.32, down 14.84% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.38 for Q1 2026 at Element Solutions, up from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.41 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.32 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.37 across 5 years, with a median of 0.38 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Debt Ratio gained 16.6% in 2022, then slipped 16.09% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.39 in 2022, then grew by 0.52% to 0.39 in 2023, then declined by 3.67% to 0.37 in 2024, then fell by 14.84% to 0.32 in 2025, then gained 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 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.35
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.32
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.37
10 Element Solutions 11.21 Bn 11.04 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