What is Element Solutions's specialties — cost of sales?

Element Solutions (ESI) reported specialties — cost of sales of $109.5M in Q1 2026.

How has Element Solutions's specialties — cost of sales changed year-over-year?

Element Solutions's specialties — cost of sales decreased by 0.2% year-over-year, from $109.7M to $109.5M.

What does specialties — cost of sales mean?

The direct costs incurred to manufacture and deliver the products sold.

How do you interpret specialties — cost of sales?

A rising ratio relative to sales suggests margin compression due to inflation or operational inefficiencies.

How does specialties — cost of sales compare across companies?

Universal metric; peers report this as Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) to determine gross margin.

Element Solutions ESI Specialties — Cost of Sales

Other segment segments

Electronics

$401M+72.0%

Similar metrics at other companies

GTLSSpecialty Products — Cost of Sales

$168.8M-12.3%

RPMSpecialty Products Group — Cost of Goods Sold

$109.62M-2.7%

CHDSpecialty Products Division — Cost Of Revenue

$48.6M+4.7%

PFG

PFGCSpecialty — Cost of Goods Sold

$984M+5.8%

ALBSpecialties — Cost Of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation And Amortization, And Non-Operating, Non-Recurring Or Unusual Items

$242.79M+5.0%

CRSSpecialty Alloys Operations — Cost of Sales

$494.5M+7.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$840.0M+41.5%

Gross profit$322.7M+28.8%

Operating income$111.4M+43.9%

Net income$55.9M-43.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.23-42.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$177.3M-64.5%

Total debt$2.3B+38.8%

Total equity$2.7B+8.5%

Total assets$5.7B+19.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$66.6M-356%

CapEx$25.1M+128%

Free cash flow-$91.7M-711%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.2B+51.7%

Enterprise value$13.28B+57.3%

P/E75.3×+49.5×

P/S4×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-1.2pp

Operating margin13.4%-0.4pp

Net margin5.3%-6.2pp

FCF margin4.3%-6.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-6.2pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio2.7×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Element Solutions in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold.

The official record: Element Solutions’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Element Solutions's specialties — cost of sales?: Element Solutions (ESI) reported specialties — cost of sales of $109.5M in Q1 2026.
How has Element Solutions's specialties — cost of sales changed year-over-year?: Element Solutions's specialties — cost of sales decreased by 0.2% year-over-year, from $109.7M to $109.5M.
What does specialties — cost of sales mean?: The direct costs incurred to manufacture and deliver the products sold.
How do you interpret specialties — cost of sales?: A rising ratio relative to sales suggests margin compression due to inflation or operational inefficiencies.
How does specialties — cost of sales compare across companies?: Universal metric; peers report this as Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) to determine gross margin.