What is Element Solutions's free cash flow?

Element Solutions (ESI) reported free cash flow of -$91.7M in Q1 2026.

How has Element Solutions's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Element Solutions's free cash flow decreased by 711.3% year-over-year, from $15M to -$91.7M.

What is the long-term trend for Element Solutions's free cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Element Solutions's free cash flow has grown at a -5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $279.7M to $227.6M.

Element Solutions ESI Free cash flow

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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%

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

Calculated from Element Solutions’s reported figures.

−$66.6Mnet cash from operating−$25.1Mcapital expenditures=-$91.7M

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 free cash flow?: Element Solutions (ESI) reported free cash flow of -$91.7M in Q1 2026.
How has Element Solutions's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Element Solutions's free cash flow decreased by 711.3% year-over-year, from $15M to -$91.7M.
What is the long-term trend for Element Solutions's free cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Element Solutions's free cash flow has grown at a -5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $279.7M to $227.6M.