Element Solutions (ESI) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Element Solutions has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 years, with the latest figure at 0.22 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 116.69% year-over-year to 0.22; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.65 (up 124.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.34, up 28.34% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.22, down from 0.26 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 0.22, with a median of 0.26 recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio sank 358.71% in 2022 and surged 158.72% in 2025.
• Tracing ESI's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.23 in 2022, then dropped by 10.84% to 0.2 in 2023, then decreased by 17.62% to 0.17 in 2024, then soared by 57.09% to 0.26 in 2025, then slumped by 184.14% to 0.22 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.22 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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