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.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 6.0% year-over-year to 7.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.72% (up 6.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.51%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 7.72% for Q1 2026 at Element Solutions, up from 7.37% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 7.72% in Q1 2026 to a low of 3.77% in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.36% across 5 years, with a median of 6.97% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 339 bps in 2023, then surged 369 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.16% in 2022, then slumped 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.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.72% (Q1 2026), 7.37% (Q4 2025), and 7.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.