stockrowElement Solutions Inc.
ESI Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Element Solutions Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.6 billion, up 3.84% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +51.7%
- EPS
- +68.8%
- Free cash flow
- +53.9%
- Total debt
- +28.1%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) Free cash flow margin
Element Solutions Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.26%, down 3.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.98%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.46% (fiscal 2016) to 13.4% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.49% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.98% | (2.97) |
| FY2024 | 12.0% | (0.15) |
| FY2023 | 12.1% | 2.18 |
| FY2022 | 9.92% | (1.74) |
| FY2021 | 11.7% | (1.77) |
| FY2020 | 13.4% | 5.49 |
| FY2019 | 7.94% | 9.21 |
| FY2018 | −1.27% | 1.30 |
| FY2017 | −2.57% | 0.89 |
| FY2016 | −3.46% | (15.21) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 20.1% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 13.9% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 9.61% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. | 5.26% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 5.18% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | 0.10% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.49% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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