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

Element Solutions (ESI) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.22 in Q1 2026, down 184.14% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025, and down 116.69% on a YoY basis from 1.32 in Q1 2025.

Element Solutions (ESI) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Element Solutions' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.22 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 116.69% year-over-year to 0.22; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.65 (up 124.25% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.34, up 28.34% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.22 for Q1 2026 at Element Solutions, down from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.32 in Q1 2025 to a low of 1.33 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 5 years, with a median of 0.26 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio sank 358.71% in 2022, then soared 158.72% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then slipped by 10.84% to 0.2 in 2023, then retreated by 17.62% to 0.17 in 2024, then surged by 57.09% to 0.26 in 2025, then tumbled 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 1.11
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.63
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
10 Element Solutions 11.21 Bn 11.04 Bn 322.70 Mn -0.22

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 0.21