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

Element Solutions' (ESI) 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 (ESI) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Element Solutions' FCF Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.92% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 1344.0% year-over-year to 10.92% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.32%, a 656.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.92%, down 303.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 10.92% in Q1 2026 per ESI's latest filing, from 10.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 18.69% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 10.92% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 10.96% (2025), against an average of 9.42%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 995 bps in 2023 and plunged 1344 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 14.9% in 2022, then increased by 12 bps to 16.64% in 2023, then climbed by 12 bps to 18.65% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 10.96% in 2025, then sank by 200 bps to 10.92% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ESI FCF Margin figures stand at 10.92% (Q1 2026), 10.96% (Q4 2025), and 12.74% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 10.23%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 18.06%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 34.80%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.48%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
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 5.84%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
10 Element Solutions 9.07 Bn 8.89 Bn 322.70 Mn -10.92%

Historic Data

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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%