Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Element Solutions (ESI) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.41% for Q2 2026, down 2.89 percentage points from 9.30% a year earlier but up 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Element Solutions posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.51%, down 2.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +4.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.31% in FY2024 (+5.27 pp), 5.04% in FY2023 (-2.72 pp), 7.75% in FY2022 (-0.70 pp) and 8.45% in FY2021 (+5.12 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of 2.36% in Q3 2023 and a high of 11.61% in Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.84 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 8.66 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 6.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.48% (Q1 2026), 7.13% (Q4 2025) and 9.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.79 Bn | 217.37 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.28% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.26 Bn | 83.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.55 Bn | 63.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.27 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -3.34% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.55 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 9.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.18 Bn | 17.84 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.77% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.86 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.08% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.91 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -5.84% |
| 10 | Element Solutions | 8.02 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 334.00 Mn | 6.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.20% |
API Access
Element Solutions Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();