Growth Metrics

Element Solutions (ESI) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026)

Element Solutions' quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.78 in Q1 2026, up 22.44% year-on-year from $0.64 in Q1 2025, and up 29.73% quarter-over-quarter from $0.6 in Q4 2025.

Element Solutions has reported Debt to Equity for 14 years, with the latest figure at $0.78 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 22.44% year-over-year to $0.78; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.78 (up 22.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.6, down 20.51% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.78, up from $0.6 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.91 in Q3 2023, with the low at $0.6 in Q4 2025.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.77, with a median of $0.79 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity grew 28.55% in 2022 and fell 23.81% in 2025.
  • Tracing ESI's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.81 in 2022, then rose by 2.17% to $0.82 in 2023, then retreated by 7.74% to $0.76 in 2024, then retreated by 20.51% to $0.6 in 2025, then increased by 29.73% to $0.78 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.78 (Q1 2026), $0.6 (Q4 2025), and $0.61 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.62
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.58
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.10
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.84
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.11
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.87
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.26
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.22
10 Element Solutions 10.13 Bn 9.97 Bn 322.70 Mn 0.78

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.78
Dec 31, 2025 0.60
Sep 30, 2025 0.61
Jun 30, 2025 0.62
Mar 31, 2025 0.64
Dec 31, 2024 0.76
Sep 30, 2024 0.78
Jun 30, 2024 0.81
Mar 31, 2024 0.83
Dec 31, 2023 0.82
Sep 30, 2023 0.91
Jun 30, 2023 0.88
Mar 31, 2023 0.80
Dec 31, 2022 0.81
Sep 30, 2022 0.82
Jun 30, 2022 0.79
Mar 31, 2022 0.76
Dec 31, 2021 0.76
Sep 30, 2021 0.76
Jun 30, 2021 0.61
Mar 31, 2021 0.65
Dec 31, 2020 0.65
Sep 30, 2020 0.68
Jun 30, 2020 0.70
Mar 31, 2020 0.86
Dec 31, 2019 0.69
Sep 30, 2019 0.72
Jun 30, 2019 0.71
Mar 31, 2019 0.73
Dec 31, 2018 2.46
Sep 30, 2018 2.55
Jun 30, 2018 2.13
Mar 31, 2018 1.89
Dec 31, 2017 1.90
Sep 30, 2017 1.80
Jun 30, 2017 1.85
Mar 31, 2017 1.75
Dec 31, 2016 1.81
Sep 30, 2016 1.72
Jun 30, 2016 2.08
Mar 31, 2016 2.21
Dec 31, 2015 2.30
Sep 30, 2015 1.52
Jun 30, 2015 1.25
Mar 31, 2015 1.64
Dec 31, 2014 0.55
Sep 30, 2014 0.47
Jun 30, 2014 0.46
Mar 31, 2014 0.58
Dec 31, 2013 0.67