Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Element Solutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.72% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 6.0% year-over-year to 7.72% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.72%, a 6.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.51%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed improved to 7.72% in Q1 2026 per ESI's latest filing, from 7.37% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.72% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 3.77% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.97% (2024), against an average of 6.36%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 339 bps in 2023 and jumped 369 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.16% in 2022, then plunged by 47 bps to 3.77% in 2023, then soared by 98 bps to 7.47% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 7.37% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 7.72% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ESI Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 7.72% (Q1 2026), 7.37% (Q4 2025), and 7.48% (Q3 2025).