What is Element Solutions's net change in cash?

Element Solutions (ESI) reported net change in cash of -$449.2M in Q1 2026.

How has Element Solutions's net change in cash changed year-over-year?

Element Solutions's net change in cash decreased by 421.3% year-over-year, from $139.8M to -$449.2M.

What does net change in cash mean?

The total change in the company's cash balance over the period.

How do you interpret net change in cash?

A positive value indicates net cash generation, while a negative value indicates a net reduction in liquidity.

How does net change in cash compare across companies?

Standard metric for assessing overall cash flow health across all industries.

Element Solutions ESI Net Change in Cash

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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%

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.

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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 net change in cash?: Element Solutions (ESI) reported net change in cash of -$449.2M in Q1 2026.
How has Element Solutions's net change in cash changed year-over-year?: Element Solutions's net change in cash decreased by 421.3% year-over-year, from $139.8M to -$449.2M.
What does net change in cash mean?: The total change in the company's cash balance over the period.
How do you interpret net change in cash?: A positive value indicates net cash generation, while a negative value indicates a net reduction in liquidity.
How does net change in cash compare across companies?: Standard metric for assessing overall cash flow health across all industries.