Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Element Solutions (ESI) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.55% for Q2 2026, up 0.04 percentage points from 7.52% a year earlier but down 0.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Element Solutions posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.51%, down 0.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +1.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.57% in FY2024 (+3.77 pp), 3.80% in FY2023 (-3.16 pp), 6.96% in FY2022 (+0.13 pp) and 6.82% in FY2021 (+1.13 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 3.77% in Q4 2023 and a high of 7.72% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.69 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 3.69 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 3.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 7.72% (Q1 2026), 7.37% (Q4 2025) and 7.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.23 Bn | 216.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.22 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.20 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.45 Bn | 63.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.89 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.91 Bn | 30.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.62 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.96 Bn | 21.62 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.51 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Element Solutions | 8.05 Bn | 6.83 Bn | 342.40 Mn | 7.78% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.78% |
| 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% |
API Access
Element Solutions Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ESI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();