Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2025)
Element Solutions' (ESI) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.17% in Q3 2025, up 10.0% year-on-year from 0.16% in Q3 2024, and up 85.8% quarter-over-quarter from 0.09% in Q2 2025.
Element Solutions (ESI) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Element Solutions' Return on Invested Capital history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.17% for Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 10.0% year-over-year to 0.17% in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was 0.17%, a 10.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 0.27%, up 13.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.17% in Q3 2025 per ESI's latest filing, from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.17% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.06% (2022), against an average of 0.06%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital advanced 10 bps in 2021 and slipped 7 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.06% in 2021, then sank by 32 bps to 0.04% in 2022, then retreated by 22 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then soared by 88 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then jumped by 168 bps to 0.17% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ESI Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.17% (Q3 2025), 0.09% (Q2 2025), and 0.07% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Element Solutions | 9.07 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 322.70 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.11% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.01% |