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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

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20257.5%13.4%42.0%
FY20249.9%14.0%42.2%
FY20235.1%7.4%39.4%
FY20227.3%12.8%37.4%
FY20218.5%12.5%40.0%
FY20204.1%12.6%42.4%
FY20195.0%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

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY265.7%−4.0 pts12.6%
Q1 FY265.3%−6.2 pts13.4%
Q4 FY257.5%−2.5 pts13.4%
Q3 FY259.6%−1.5 pts13.9%
Q2 FY259.7%+1.4 pts13.7%
Q1 FY2511.6%+5.9 pts13.9%
Q4 FY249.9%+4.9 pts14.0%
Q3 FY2411.1%+8.8 pts13.5%
Q2 FY248.2%+2.3 pts9.7%
Q1 FY245.6%−1.5 pts7.9%
Q4 FY235.1%−2.3 pts7.4%
Q3 FY232.3%−4.5 pts7.6%

Against its peers

Companies in Chemicals nearest Element Solutions' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
ESIElement Solutions5.7%
EMNEastman Chemical5.0%
HXLHexcel7.8%
ALBAlbemarle3.8%
BCPCBalchem15.1%
CSWCSW Industrials10.3%
CBTCabot5.2%
AVNTAvient5.1%
DDDuPont de Nemours0.8%
WDFCWD 4013.2%
DOWDow−3.1%
Peer median5.2%

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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