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Element Solutions margins
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For this period, Element Solutions reports a gross margin of 38.4%, an operating margin of 12.6%, an EBITDA margin of 16.2%, and a net margin of 5.7%. Each available margin weakened from the same period last year. EBITDA margin recorded the strongest contraction, falling by 5.1 percentage points.
ESI margin history
Element Solutions's margins averaged 41.06% gross, 12.13% operating, 18.31% EBITDA, and 8.12% net over the last 3 years. Compared with the three-year averages, operating margin is above its three-year average and gross, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.
ESI margin expansion
EBITDA margin led the decline, falling by 5.1 percentage points, while the other available margins also decreased.
ESI Gross margin
Over the last 3 years, the average gross margin for Element Solutions was 41.06%. Compared with its three-year average, Element Solutions's current gross margin is 38.4% and is 2.7 percentage points below its three-year average. Element Solutions's gross margin ranged from a low of 38.4% in Jun 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 12.13%. Currently, Element Solutions's current operating margin is 12.6%, which is 0.5 percentage points above 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 18.31%. Against its three-year average, Element Solutions's EBITDA margin is currently 16.2%, 2.1 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 8.12% over the last 3 years. Currently, the current net margin for Element Solutions is 5.7%, 2.4 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
With a gross margin of 38.4%, 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%, Element Solutions's gross margin is 20% higher.
ESI margin peer comparison
Frequently asked questions
What is Element Solutions's gross margin?
For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, ESI recorded a gross margin of 38.4%.
What is Element Solutions's operating margin?
For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, ESI recorded an operating margin of 12.6%.
What is Element Solutions's EBITDA margin?
The current EBITDA margin for ESI is 16.2% as of Jun 30, 2026.
What is Element Solutions's net margin?
For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, ESI recorded a net margin of 5.7%.
What are the average margins of ESI?
The three-year average margins for ESI were 41.1% gross, 12.1% operating, 18.3% EBITDA, and 8.1% 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 37% gross in Sep 2022, 7.4% operating in Dec 2023, 14.8% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 2.3% net in Sep 2023.