Element Solutions (ESI) Operating Income (2013 - 2026)
Element Solutions (ESI) reported Operating Income of $113.7 million for Q2 2026, up 20.6% from $94.3 million a year earlier and up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
Element Solutions (ESI) Operating Income (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Element Solutions' Operating Income came in at $395.6 million, up 15.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $342.2 million, down 0.5% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $343.9 million in FY2024 (+98.1%), $173.6 million in FY2023 (-46.6%), $325.3 million in FY2022 (+8.5%) and $299.9 million in FY2021 (+28.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q1 2014.
- Year over year, Operating Income gained in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 13.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 82.9%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 41.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $111.4 million (Q1 2026), $69.7 million (Q4 2025) and $100.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 698.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 2.06 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 368.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 220.00 Mn |
| 10 | Element Solutions | 8.84 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 334.00 Mn | 113.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 113.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 111.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 69.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 100.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 94.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 77.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 74.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 95.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 96.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 77.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 55.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -900,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 79.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 90.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 95.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 68.50 Mn |
Element Solutions Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "ESI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();