Element 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) Gross margin
Element Solutions Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 36.6%, down 5.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (42.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 37.4% (fiscal 2022) to 43.9% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 27.8% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 42.0% | (0.19) |
| FY2024 | 42.2% | 2.78 |
| FY2023 | 39.4% | 2.00 |
| FY2022 | 37.4% | (2.67) |
| FY2021 | 40.0% | (2.36) |
| FY2020 | 42.4% | (0.54) |
| FY2019 | 42.9% | 0.23 |
| FY2018 | 42.7% | (0.61) |
| FY2017 | 43.3% | (0.59) |
| FY2016 | 43.9% | 4.89 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 34.4% | 0.25 |
| Jun 2026 | 34.2% | (4.27) |
| Mar 2026 | 38.4% | (2.49) |
| Dec 2025 | 40.9% | (1.31) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 37.5% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. | 36.6% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 33.6% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 33.5% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 31.7% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 30.9% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 25.8% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 20.6% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | 10.8% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 27.8% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.0% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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