ESI Element Solutions margins

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Gross margin

36.6%

Operating margin

11.7%

EBITDA margin

16.2%

Net margin

5.9%

For this period, Element Solutions reports a gross margin of 36.6%, an operating margin of 11.7%, an EBITDA margin of 16.2%, and a net margin of 5.9%. Each available margin weakened from the same period last year. Gross margin recorded the strongest contraction, falling by 5.4 percentage points.

ESI margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Element Solutions's margins averaged 40.69% gross, 12.09% operating, 18.13% EBITDA, and 7.93% net over the last 3 years. At present, all four current margins are below their three-year averages.

ESI margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Gross margin led the decline, falling by 5.4 percentage points, while the other available margins also decreased.

Gross margin expansion

-5.4pp

Operating margin expansion

-2.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-4.1pp

Net margin expansion

-3.7pp

ESI Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, the average gross margin for Element Solutions was 40.69%. Compared with its three-year average, Element Solutions's current gross margin is 36.6% and is 4.1 percentage points below its three-year average. Element Solutions's gross margin ranged from a low of 36.6% in Sep 2026 to a high of 42.2% in Dec 2024.

ESI Operating margin

Throughout the last 3 years, Element Solutions had an average operating margin of 12.09%. Currently, Element Solutions's current operating margin is 11.7%, which is 0.4 percentage points below its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Element Solutions's operating margin reached 14% at its highest point in Dec 2024 and 7.4% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

ESI EBITDA margin

Throughout the last 3 years, Element Solutions had an average EBITDA margin of 18.13%. Against its three-year average, Element Solutions's EBITDA margin is currently 16.2%, 1.9 percentage points below its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Element Solutions's EBITDA margin reached 22.1% at its highest point in Mar 2025 and 14.9% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

ESI Net margin

The average net margin for Element Solutions was 7.93% over the last 3 years. Currently, the current net margin for Element Solutions is 5.9%, 2 percentage points below its three-year average. The net margin for Element Solutions moved between 5.1% in Dec 2023 and 11.6% in Mar 2025.

ESI margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 36.6%, ESI ranks higher than the Basic Materials sector and the industry average but lower than its peers average. In comparison with the Basic Materials sector average of 32.1%, Element Solutions's gross margin is 14% higher.

ESI margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Element Solutions's gross margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, ESI recorded a gross margin of 36.6%.

What is Element Solutions's operating margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, ESI recorded an operating margin of 11.7%.

What is Element Solutions's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for ESI is 16.2% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Element Solutions's net margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, ESI recorded a net margin of 5.9%.

What are the average margins of ESI?

The three-year average margins for ESI were 40.7% gross, 12.1% operating, 18.1% EBITDA, and 7.9% net.

What are the highest historical margins of ESI?

Looking back across 5 years, ESI reached 42.2% gross in Dec 2024, 14% operating in Dec 2024, 22.1% EBITDA in Mar 2025, and 11.6% net in Mar 2025.

What are the lowest historical margins of ESI?

Over this 5-year history, Element Solutions's margins fell as low as 36.6% gross in Sep 2026, 7.4% operating in Dec 2023, 14.8% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 2.3% net in Sep 2023.