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Element Solutions ESI Operating 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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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/S+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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?
Element Solutions (ESI) reported operating cash flow of -$66.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Element Solutions's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Element Solutions's operating cash flow decreased by 356.2% year-over-year, from $26M to -$66.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Element Solutions's operating cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Element Solutions's operating cash flow has grown at a -2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $326M to $289.8M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
The total cash generated from the company's day-to-day business operations.
How do you interpret operating cash flow?
Higher values indicate strong operational efficiency and cash-generating capability.
How does operating cash flow compare across companies?
The fundamental metric for comparing cash-generating ability across all industries.