Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Element Solutions (ESI) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.55% for Q2 2026, up 4.0% year-over-year from 7.26% in Q2 2025, and down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter from 7.72% in Q1 2026.
Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Element Solutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.55% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 4.0% year-over-year to 7.55%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 7.55% (up 4.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.51%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 7.55%, down from 7.72% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.72% in Q1 2026, with the low at 3.77% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.04% (2022), against an average of 6.43%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 339 bps in 2023, then jumped 369 bps in 2024.
- Element Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.16% in 2022, then sank by 47 bps to 3.77% in 2023, then surged by 98 bps to 7.47% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 7.37% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 7.55% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ESI's Return on Capital Employed at 7.55% in Q2 2026, 7.72% in Q1 2026, and 7.37% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.11% |