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

Element Solutions (ESI) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 6.67% in Q1 2026, down 59.61% quarter-over-quarter from 16.51% in Q1 2025, and down 984.0% on a YoY basis from 0.75% in Q1 2025.

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

Element Solutions' Net Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.67% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 984.0% year-over-year to 6.67%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.0% (down 202.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.07%, down 500.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 6.67% for Q1 2026 at Element Solutions, down from 16.51% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 16.51% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.14% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 6.34% across 5 years, with a median of 7.47% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Net Margin surged 677 bps in 2025, then slumped 984 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 2.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 106 bps to 0.14% in 2023, then surged by 287 bps to 0.26% in 2024, then jumped by 6221 bps to 16.51% in 2025, then sank by 60 bps to 6.67% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.67% (Q1 2026), 16.51% (Q1 2025), and 0.26% (Q2 2024), per Business Quant data.

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2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -79.17%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.55%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 6.20%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
10 Element Solutions 11.21 Bn 11.04 Bn 322.70 Mn 6.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.67%
Mar 31, 2025 16.51%
Jun 30, 2024 0.26%
Mar 31, 2024 9.74%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.14%
Jun 30, 2023 0.49%
Mar 31, 2023 7.47%
Dec 31, 2022 2.21%
Sep 30, 2022 8.60%
Jun 30, 2022 9.63%
Mar 31, 2022 8.25%
Dec 31, 2021 0.60%
Sep 30, 2021 5.84%
Jun 30, 2021 13.83%
Mar 31, 2021 14.96%
Dec 31, 2020 5.57%
Sep 30, 2020 7.54%
Jun 30, 2020 0.31%
Mar 31, 2020 1.90%
Dec 31, 2019 16.36%