What is Element Solutions's specialties — acquisitions?

Element Solutions (ESI) reported specialties — acquisitions of $163.6M in Q1 2026.

What does specialties — acquisitions mean?

Captures the capital deployed for the purchase of external businesses or product lines to expand the segment's market footprint or technological capabilities. This metric tracks the inorganic growth strategy of the business unit.

Element Solutions (ESI) Specialties — Acquisitions

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$977.9M+56.4%

Gross profit$334.0M+25.4%

Operating income$113.7M+20.6%

Net income$77.3M+63.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.32+60.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$189.6M-64.2%

Total debt$2.2B+34.3%

Total equity$2.8B+7.1%

Total assets$5.8B+15.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$99.6M+37.2%

CapEx$27.9M+57.6%

Free cash flow-$91.7M-711%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.34B+66.9%

Enterprise value$11.34B+69.4%

P/E52.3×+29.0×

P/S3×+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.4%-3.4pp

Operating margin12.6%-1.2pp

Net margin5.7%-4.0pp

FCF margin4.3%-6.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.6%-3.0pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio2.9×-1.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Element Solutions in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The source filing: Element Solutions’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026.

Filed: Apr 29, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0001590714-26-000041

(dollars in millions)	Electronics	Specialties	Total
Balance at December 31, 2025	$1,315.5	$926.4	$2,241.9
Acquisitions (2)	133.0	163.6	296.6
Foreign currency translation and other	0.6	(3.6)	(3.0)
Balance at March 31, 2026	$1,449.1	$1,086.4	$2,535.5

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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What is Element Solutions's specialties — acquisitions?: Element Solutions (ESI) reported specialties — acquisitions of $163.6M in Q1 2026.
What does specialties — acquisitions mean?: Captures the capital deployed for the purchase of external businesses or product lines to expand the segment's market footprint or technological capabilities. This metric tracks the inorganic growth strategy of the business unit.