Element Solutions (ESI) Selling, General & Administrative (2013 - 2026)
Element Solutions' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $200.8 million for Q2 2026, up 28.8% from $155.9 million a year earlier and up 5.1% from the prior quarter.
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Element Solutions (ESI) Selling, General & Administrative (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Element Solutions reported Selling, General & Administrative of $739.5 million, up 16.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $660.7 million, up 5.1% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $628.8 million in FY2024 (+5.4%), $596.8 million in FY2023 (+3.1%), $578.6 million in FY2022 (-5.3%) and $611.2 million in FY2021 (+21.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q2 2017.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 28.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 19.6%).
- Business Quant data shows ESI's Selling, General & Administrative at $191.1 million (Q1 2026), $189.5 million (Q4 2025) and $158.1 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.27 Bn | 218.38 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 891.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 106.79 Bn | 99.92 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 608.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.92 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.64 Bn | 66.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 219.10 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.22 Bn | 31.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 387.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.30 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 169.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.14 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 931.00 Mn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.95 Bn | 21.65 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 437.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dow | 22.98 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 535.00 Mn |
| 10 | Element Solutions | 8.03 Bn | 6.83 Bn | 342.40 Mn | 205.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 205.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 200.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 191.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 189.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 158.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 155.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 166.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 157.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 155.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 149.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 149.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 148.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 147.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 131.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 146.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 153.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 163.40 Mn |
API Access
Element Solutions Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ESI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();