Element Solutions profit margin ESI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2014.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 12.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −4.0 pts
- Peer median
- 5.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Element Solutions kept 5.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 12.6% and a gross margin of 38.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 10.7%.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 5.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.5% | 13.4% | 42.0% |
| FY2024 | 9.9% | 14.0% | 42.2% |
| FY2023 | 5.1% | 7.4% | 39.4% |
| FY2022 | 7.3% | 12.8% | 37.4% |
| FY2021 | 8.5% | 12.5% | 40.0% |
| FY2020 | 4.1% | 12.6% | 42.4% |
| FY2019 | 5.0% | 13.6% | 42.9% |
| FY2018 | −16.5% | 12.7% | 42.7% |
| FY2017 | −15.8% | 10.4% | 43.3% |
| FY2016 | −2.1% | 7.1% | 42.0% |
| FY2015 | −12.1% | 2.8% | 39.0% |
| FY2014 | −3.5% | 25.2% | 47.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 5.7% | −4.0 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.3% | −6.2 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 7.5% | −2.5 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 9.6% | −1.5 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 9.7% | +1.4 pts | 13.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 11.6% | +5.9 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.9% | +4.9 pts | 14.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 11.1% | +8.8 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 8.2% | +2.3 pts | 9.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.6% | −1.5 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 5.1% | −2.3 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 2.3% | −4.5 pts | 7.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Element Solutions' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| ESIElement Solutions | 5.7% |
| EMNEastman Chemical | 5.0% |
| HXLHexcel | 7.8% |
| ALBAlbemarle | 3.8% |
| BCPCBalchem | 15.1% |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 10.3% |
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| DDDuPont de Nemours | 0.8% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| DOWDow | −3.1% |
| Peer median | 5.2% |
Where Element Solutions ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.