Element Solutions (ESI) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)

Element Solutions (ESI) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$868.5 million in Q1 2026, down 181.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$308.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 7.47% on a YoY basis from -$808.1 million in Q1 2025.

Element Solutions (ESI) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Element Solutions' Retained Earnings history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$868.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 7.47% year-over-year to -$868.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$868.5 million (up 7.47% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$308.9 million, up 69.63% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$868.5 million for Q1 2026 at Element Solutions, down from -$308.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of -$285.4 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$741.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$868.5 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Retained Earnings surged 78.66% in 2022, then plunged 316.92% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$298.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 296.95% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then rose by 14.05% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then soared by 69.63% to -$308.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 181.16% to -$868.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$868.5 million (Q1 2026), -$308.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$319.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.37 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 23.17 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.71 Bn
10 Element Solutions 11.21 Bn 11.04 Bn 322.70 Mn -868.50 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -868.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -308.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -319.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -318.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -938.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -413.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -387.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -298.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -378.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -285.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -225.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.34 Bn