Growth Metrics

Element Solutions (ESI) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Element Solutions' quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$91.7 million in Q1 2026, down 711.33% year-on-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 223.75% quarter-over-quarter from $74.1 million in Q4 2025.

Element Solutions has reported Free Cash Flow for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$91.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 711.33% year-over-year to -$91.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $120.9 million (down 55.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $227.6 million, down 22.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$91.7 million, down from $74.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $116.4 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$91.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $56.4 million, with a median of $67.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 394.04% in 2023 and plunged 711.33% in 2026.
  • Tracing ESI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $85.5 million in 2022, then rose by 11.58% to $95.4 million in 2023, then increased by 22.01% to $116.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 36.34% to $74.1 million in 2025, then slumped by 223.75% to -$91.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$91.7 million (Q1 2026), $74.1 million (Q4 2025), and $83.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
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 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Element Solutions 10.13 Bn 9.97 Bn 322.70 Mn -91.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -91.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -91.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 74.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 74.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 83.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 83.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 54.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 54.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 116.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 116.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 39.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 39.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 95.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 95.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 74.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 74.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 67.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 67.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 44.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 44.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 85.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 85.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 115.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 115.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 62.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 62.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -15.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -15.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 102.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 102.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 81.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 81.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 71.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 71.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 24.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 24.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 74.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 74.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 62.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 62.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 59.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 50.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 50.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 67.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 67.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 80.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 32.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 32.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -38.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -38.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 16.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 16.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -22.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -22.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 30.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 30.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -54.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -54.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 24.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 24.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -50.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -50.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 95.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 95.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -134.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -134.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -13.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -13.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 79.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 79.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 86.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 86.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -222.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -222.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 174.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 174.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 89.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 89.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -1.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -1.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 19.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 19.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -719,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 -719,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 -55,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 -55,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 21.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 21.79 Mn