Growth Metrics

Element Solutions (ESI) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Element Solutions (ESI) has disclosed Research & Development for 14 consecutive years, with $20.2 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 27.04% year-over-year to $20.2 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $71.9 million, up 18.26%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $67.6 million, 7.3% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $20.2 million in Q1 2026 for Element Solutions, up from $17.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $28.9 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $3.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $14.9 million, with a median of $14.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development crashed 68.8% in 2024 and then surged 307.69% in 2025.
  • Element Solutions' Research & Development stood at $10.6 million in 2022, then soared by 30.19% to $13.8 million in 2023, then increased by 4.35% to $14.4 million in 2024, then grew by 20.83% to $17.4 million in 2025, then grew by 16.09% to $20.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $20.2 million, $17.4 million, and $18.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.