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

Element Solutions' (ESI) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$868.5 million in Q1 2026, down 120.58% year-on-year from $4.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 120.3% quarter-over-quarter from $4.3 billion in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 120.58% year-over-year to -$868.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$868.5 million, a 120.58% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.3 billion, up 1015.92% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings slipped to -$868.5 million in Q1 2026 per ESI's latest filing, from $4.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $4.3 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$1.2 billion in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$182.3 million (2022), against an average of $1.6 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings soared 1953.1% in 2022 and slumped 558.48% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $4.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 0.26% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then slumped by 111.13% to -$467.2 million in 2024, then surged by 1015.92% to $4.3 billion in 2025, then plunged by 120.3% to -$868.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ESI Retained Earnings figures stand at -$868.5 million (Q1 2026), $4.3 billion (Q4 2025), and -$319.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -586.80 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -2.18 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.29 Bn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 Element Solutions 9.07 Bn 8.89 Bn 322.70 Mn -868.50 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -868.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -319.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -467.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -371.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -182.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -225.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.15 Bn