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Element Solutions ESI Operating margin

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-2.8%-1.3pp
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3.1%+0.4pp

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/S+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-1.2pp
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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 margin?
Element Solutions (ESI) reported operating margin of 13.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Element Solutions's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Element Solutions's operating margin decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, from 13.9% to 13.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Element Solutions's operating margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Element Solutions's operating margin has grown at a 1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.6% to 13.4%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.