Element Solutions ESI
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$34.17 -1.61 (-4.50%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Element Solutions (ESI) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)

Element Solutions (ESI) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.28 for Q2 2026, up 226.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.22 in Q1 2026, and down 22.26% year-over-year from 0.36 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Element Solutions (ESI) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Element Solutions has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.28 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 22.26% year-over-year to 0.28 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.58, a 99.95% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.34, up 29.16% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.28 for Q2 2026 at Element Solutions, up from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.32 in Q1 2025, with the low at 1.33 in Q1 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.23, with a median of 0.26 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 358.71% in 2022, then jumped 158.72% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then decreased by 11.3% to 0.2 in 2023, then fell by 17.19% to 0.17 in 2024, then surged by 58.7% to 0.26 in 2025, then advanced by 5.46% to 0.28 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.28 (Q2 2026), 0.22 (Q1 2026), and 0.26 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Corning 140.57 Bn 138.07 Bn 1.63 Bn 0.19
2 Ati 27.14 Bn 26.36 Bn 309.80 Mn -
3 Qnity Electronics 25.86 Bn 24.90 Bn 666.00 Mn 0.23
4 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.43 Bn 20.86 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.36
5 DuPont de Nemours 17.29 Bn 15.55 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.25
6 Avery Dennison 12.89 Bn 12.67 Bn 729.40 Mn 0.21
7 Solstice Advanced Materials 9.77 Bn 9.02 Bn 370.00 Mn 0.10
8 Element Solutions 8.34 Bn 8.15 Bn 334.00 Mn 0.28
9 Eastman Chemical 7.81 Bn 7.12 Bn 560.00 Mn 0.77
10 Hexcel 6.78 Bn 6.72 Bn 138.10 Mn 0.23
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.28
Mar 31, 2026 -0.22
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.23
Jun 30, 2025 0.36
Mar 31, 2025 1.32
Dec 31, 2024 0.17
Sep 30, 2024 0.23
Jun 30, 2024 0.38
Mar 31, 2024 0.51
Dec 31, 2023 0.20
Sep 30, 2023 0.26
Jun 30, 2023 0.29
Mar 31, 2023 0.44
Dec 31, 2022 0.23
Sep 30, 2022 0.17
Jun 30, 2022 0.32
Mar 31, 2022 -1.33
Dec 31, 2021 0.19
Sep 30, 2021 0.18