What is Element Solutions's specialties — goodwill?

Element Solutions (ESI) reported specialties — goodwill of $1.09B in Q1 2026.

What does specialties — goodwill mean?

The premium paid for acquired businesses that exceeds the value of their tangible assets.

How do you interpret specialties — goodwill?

An increase suggests recent acquisitions, while a decrease often indicates impairment charges due to underperformance.

How does specialties — goodwill compare across companies?

Common across chemical companies that grow through M&A; peers often report this as segment-level goodwill.

Element Solutions ESI Specialties — Goodwill

Other segment segments

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$1.45B+12.4%

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$32.74M+0.5%

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$133.4M0.0%

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$242M+3.9%

ALBPerformance Chemicals — Goodwill

$1.29B+2,965%

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$1.38B+0.6%

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:Goodwill.

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 — goodwill?: Element Solutions (ESI) reported specialties — goodwill of $1.09B in Q1 2026.
What does specialties — goodwill mean?: The premium paid for acquired businesses that exceeds the value of their tangible assets.
How do you interpret specialties — goodwill?: An increase suggests recent acquisitions, while a decrease often indicates impairment charges due to underperformance.
How does specialties — goodwill compare across companies?: Common across chemical companies that grow through M&A; peers often report this as segment-level goodwill.