Growth Metrics

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

Element Solutions' quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$868.5 million in Q1 2026, up 7.47% year-on-year from -$808.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 181.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$308.9 million in Q4 2025.

Element Solutions has reported Retained Earnings for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$868.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 7.47% year-over-year to -$868.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$868.5 million (up 7.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$308.9 million, up 69.63% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$868.5 million, down from -$308.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was -$285.4 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$741.3 million, with a median of -$868.5 million recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings jumped 78.66% in 2022 and plunged 316.92% in 2023.
  • Tracing ESI's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$298.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 296.95% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then gained by 14.05% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then jumped by 69.63% to -$308.9 million in 2025, then sank 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 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.37 Bn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 23.17 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.71 Bn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -259.11 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 Element Solutions 10.13 Bn 9.97 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
Mar 31, 2021 -1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -194.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -1.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -323.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -334.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -240.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -780.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -697.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -356.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -869.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -728.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -659.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -498.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -674.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -464.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -473.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -667.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -532.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -741.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -387.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -475.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -130.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -33.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 23.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 1.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -4.79 Mn