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

Element Solutions' (ESI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 38.42% in Q1 2026, down 378.0% year-on-year from 13.82% in Q1 2025, and down 6.08% quarter-over-quarter from 40.91% in Q4 2025.

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

Element Solutions' Gross Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 38.42% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 378.0% year-over-year to 38.42% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 40.85%, a 121.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 41.96%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin fell to 38.42% in Q1 2026 per ESI's latest filing, from 40.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 43.61% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 35.88% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 40.36% (2023), against an average of 40.11%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 515 bps in 2022 and jumped 462 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 37.99% in 2022, then climbed by 1 bps to 38.42% in 2023, then gained by 7 bps to 41.01% in 2024, then slipped by 0 bps to 40.91% in 2025, then retreated by 6 bps to 38.42% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ESI Gross Margin figures stand at 38.42% (Q1 2026), 40.91% (Q4 2025), and 42.22% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Element Solutions 9.07 Bn 8.89 Bn 322.70 Mn 38.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 38.42%
Dec 31, 2025 40.91%
Sep 30, 2025 42.22%
Jun 30, 2025 42.61%
Mar 31, 2025 42.19%
Dec 31, 2024 41.01%
Sep 30, 2024 41.47%
Jun 30, 2024 43.61%
Mar 31, 2024 42.61%
Dec 31, 2023 38.42%
Sep 30, 2023 40.36%
Jun 30, 2023 38.99%
Mar 31, 2023 39.66%
Dec 31, 2022 37.99%
Sep 30, 2022 35.88%
Jun 30, 2022 36.90%
Mar 31, 2022 38.67%
Dec 31, 2021 36.61%
Sep 30, 2021 39.68%
Jun 30, 2021 40.66%