12 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (0.6% vs 6.6% per year).
Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 13.4% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($1.6B) exceeds cash ($627M); net debt is $1.0B.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (1.3% vs 6.6% per year).
Total debt is 3.3× EBITDA.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 6 consecutive years, consuming 40.8% of earnings and 34.2% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 44.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$2.6B
$191M
42.0%
13.4%
$228M
$1.6B
$627M
2024
$2.5B
$244M
42.2%
14.0%
$294M
$1.8B
$359M
2023
$2.3B
$118M
39.4%
7.4%
$281M
$1.9B
$289M
2022
$2.5B
$187M
37.4%
12.8%
$248M
$1.9B
$266M
2021
$2.4B
—
40.0%
12.5%
$280M
$1.9B
$330M
2020
$1.9B
—
42.4%
12.6%
$247M
$1.5B
$292M
2019
$1.8B
—
42.9%
13.6%
$141M
$1.5B
$190M
2018
$2.0B
-$324M
42.7%
12.7%
-$29M
$5.4B
$234M
2017
$1.9B
-$296M
43.3%
10.7%
-$65M
$5.5B
$258M
2016
$1.8B
-$74M
43.9%
5.1%
-$71M
$5.2B
$423M
2015
—
-$309M
—
—
—
$5.3B
$432M
2014
—
-$30M
—
—
—
$1.4B
$397M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$840M
$56M
38.4%
13.3%
-$92M
—
$177M
Dec '25
$676M
$6M
40.9%
10.3%
—
$1.6B
$627M
Sep '25
$656M
$39M
42.2%
15.4%
—
—
$594M
Jun '25
$625M
$47M
42.6%
15.1%
—
—
$530M
Mar '25
$594M
$98M
42.2%
13.0%
$15M
—
$499M
Dec '24
$624M
$55M
41.0%
12.0%
—
$1.8B
$359M
Sep '24
$645M
$40M
41.5%
14.7%
—
—
$376M
Jun '24
$613M
$93M
43.6%
15.7%
—
—
$309M
Mar '24
$575M
$56M
42.6%
13.5%
$39M
—
$286M
Dec '23
$573M
$77M
38.4%
9.7%
—
$1.9B
$289M
Sep '23
$599M
-$32M
40.4%
-0.2%
—
—
$330M
Jun '23
$586M
$30M
39.0%
9.0%
—
—
$282M
Mar '23
$574M
$43M
39.7%
11.6%
$44M
—
$279M
Dec '22
$574M
—
38.0%
10.5%
—
$1.9B
$266M
Sep '22
$619M
$53M
35.9%
12.8%
—
—
$234M
Jun '22
$677M
$65M
36.9%
13.4%
—
—
$216M
Mar '22
$680M
—
38.7%
14.0%
-$15M
—
$219M
Dec '21
$647M
—
36.6%
9.4%
—
$1.9B
$330M
Sep '21
$616M
$36M
39.7%
11.1%
—
—
$279M
Jun '21
$587M
$81M
40.7%
12.1%
—
—
$318M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced ESI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 25.1× (Mar '23) to 60.9× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 1.8× (Mar '23) to 4.6× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 1.7% (Mar '23) to 0.7% (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is ESI growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Element Solutions Inc's revenue has grown 6.6% per year, and net income grown 0.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does ESI have?
As of FY2025, Element Solutions Inc reported $1.6B of total debt against $627M of cash.
What is ESI's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 42.0%, operating margin 13.4%, and net margin 7.5%.
What is ESI's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, Element Solutions Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 60.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.