Growth Metrics

Element Solutions (ESI) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)

Element Solutions' quarterly FCF Margin came in at 10.92% in Q1 2026, down 1344.0% year-on-year from 0.88% in Q1 2025, and down 199.62% quarter-over-quarter from 10.96% in Q4 2025.

Element Solutions has reported FCF Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 10.92% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1344.0% year-over-year to 10.92%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.32% (down 656.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.92%, down 303.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.92%, down from 10.96% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 18.69% in Q3 2022, with the low at 10.92% in Q1 2026.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 9.42%, with a median of 10.96% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin surged 995 bps in 2023 and plunged 1344 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing ESI's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 14.9% in 2022, then rose by 12 bps to 16.64% in 2023, then grew by 12 bps to 18.65% in 2024, then tumbled by 41 bps to 10.96% in 2025, then slumped by 200 bps to 10.92% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 10.92% (Q1 2026), 10.96% (Q4 2025), and 12.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 10.23%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 18.06%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 34.80%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.48%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 17.33%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
10 Element Solutions 10.13 Bn 9.97 Bn 322.70 Mn -10.92%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -10.92%
Dec 31, 2025 10.96%
Sep 30, 2025 12.74%
Jun 30, 2025 8.78%
Mar 31, 2025 2.53%
Dec 31, 2024 18.65%
Sep 30, 2024 13.32%
Jun 30, 2024 8.50%
Mar 31, 2024 6.82%
Dec 31, 2023 16.64%
Sep 30, 2023 12.35%
Jun 30, 2023 11.45%
Mar 31, 2023 7.73%
Dec 31, 2022 14.90%
Sep 30, 2022 18.69%
Jun 30, 2022 9.17%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.22%
Dec 31, 2021 15.88%
Sep 30, 2021 13.19%
Jun 30, 2021 12.21%
Mar 31, 2021 4.38%
Dec 31, 2020 13.90%
Sep 30, 2020 13.17%
Jun 30, 2020 15.25%
Mar 31, 2020 11.20%
Dec 31, 2019 14.80%
Sep 30, 2019 17.22%
Jun 30, 2019 7.14%
Mar 31, 2019 -8.42%
Dec 31, 2018 3.51%
Sep 30, 2018 -4.56%
Jun 30, 2018 6.08%
Mar 31, 2018 -11.01%
Dec 31, 2017 4.99%
Sep 30, 2017 -10.51%
Jun 30, 2017 20.61%
Mar 31, 2017 -30.04%
Dec 31, 2016 -1.45%
Sep 30, 2016 8.88%
Jun 30, 2016 9.34%
Mar 31, 2016 -26.95%
Dec 31, 2015 23.67%
Sep 30, 2015 4.69%
Jun 30, 2015 13.18%
Mar 31, 2015 -3.37%
Dec 31, 2014 2.19%
Sep 30, 2014 -0.61%
Jun 30, 2014 -1.37%
Mar 31, 2014 10.40%
Jun 30, 2013 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2013 11.96%