Element Solutions Inc (ESI) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | -66.6M | 91.1M | 100.1M | 72.6M | 26M | 138.7M | 98.5M | 68.2M | 58.2M | 111.1M | 87.4M | 83.8M | 53.5M | 100.5M | 126.7M | 76.1M | -5.6M | 118.2M | 91.3M | 80.4M |
| Operating CF Margin % | -7.93% | 13.47% | 15.26% | 11.61% | 4.38% | 22.22% | 15.27% | 11.13% | 10.12% | 19.38% | 14.58% | 14.3% | 9.31% | 17.51% | 20.48% | 11.24% | -0.82% | 18.27% | 14.82% | 13.71% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -356.15% | -34.32% | 1.62% | 6.45% | -55.33% | 24.84% | 12.7% | -18.62% | 8.79% | 10.55% | -31.02% | 10.12% | 1055.36% | -14.97% | 38.77% | -5.35% | -117.18% | 44.68% | 31.18% | 26.61% |
| Net Income | 56M | 6.1M | 39.3M | 47.4M | 98M | 54.7M | 40.3M | 93.2M | 56M | 77.1M | -31.8M | 29.9M | 42.9M | 12.7M | 53.2M | 65.2M | 56.1M | 3.9M | 36M | 81.1M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 42.5M | 0 | 38.6M | 38.2M | 37.2M | 37.8M | 39.4M | 40.1M | 40.3M | 42M | 44.5M | 41.1M | 39.1M | 39.3M | 39.8M | 40.6M | 41.6M | 43.2M | 41.5M | 40.1M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 8.1M | 0 | 4.5M | 6.3M | 5M | 3.3M | 0 | 3.6M | 4.1M | -1.2M | 2.9M | 3.3M | 4.4M | 4.9M | 4M | 3.6M | 5.2M | 6.3M | 12.5M | 17M |
| Deferred Taxes | 1.7M | 0 | -9.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -174.9M | 85.1M | 20.1M | 17.3M | -47.4M | -1.6M | -800K | -53.8M | -8.8M | -58.3M | 80.2M | 9.3M | 13.2M | -15.7M | -13.1M | 1M | 48.2M | -21.9M | -1.8M | -23.9M |
| Working Capital Changes | 0 | -100K | 6.7M | -36.6M | -66.8M | 44.5M | 19.6M | -14.9M | -33.4M | 51.5M | -8.4M | 200K | -46.1M | 59.3M | 42.8M | -34.3M | -156.7M | 86.7M | 3.1M | -33.9M |
| Change in Receivables | -81.8M | -8M | -10.1M | -26.7M | -12.8M | 14.5M | -12.2M | 0 | -4.8M | -200K | -6.2M | 0 | -2.6M | 29.7M | 36.5M | 0 | -49.6M | 10.3M | 0 | -11.7M |
| Change in Inventory | -93.2M | -4.1M | -9.6M | -7.1M | -18.3M | 29.2M | 22.6M | -20.1M | -23.9M | 27.7M | 2.4M | -10.5M | -29.1M | 31.9M | 12.8M | -28.4M | -47.5M | 32M | -10.6M | -23.3M |
| Change in Payables | 11.3M | 11.6M | -2.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -889.3M | -18.8M | -18.2M | -14.5M | 337.6M | -17.4M | -12.6M | -20.9M | -22.9M | -24M | -12.5M | -202.1M | -11.6M | -13.3M | -15.9M | -8.9M | -37.1M | -18.7M | -501.1M | -59.6M |
| Capital Expenditures | -25.1M | -17M | -16.5M | -17.7M | -11M | -22.3M | -12.6M | -14.5M | -19M | -16.4M | -13.4M | -13.8M | -9.1M | -15M | -11.1M | -12.2M | -9.5M | -18.6M | -10.4M | -8.8M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 2.99% | 2.51% | 2.51% | 2.83% | 1.85% | 3.57% | 1.95% | 2.37% | 3.3% | 2.86% | 2.24% | 2.35% | 1.58% | 2.61% | 1.79% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.88% | 1.69% | 1.5% |
| Acquisitions | -864.2M | 0 | -1.7M | 3.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.9M | -26.2M | -300K | 0 | 500K | 1.4M | 0 | 3.4M | -22.6M | 0 | -485.6M | -50.9M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | -1.8M | 0 | 0 | 348.6M | 4.9M | 0 | -6.4M | 0 | 18.6M | 1.2M | -188.3M | -3M | 300K | -4.8M | -100K | -5M | -100K | -5.1M | 100K |
| Cash from Financing | 507.8M | -39.3M | -15.1M | -38.7M | -227.3M | -124.3M | -28.2M | -21.4M | -32.7M | -133.3M | -22.7M | 126.8M | -29.5M | -64M | -82.2M | -62.3M | -67.1M | -46.2M | 373.5M | -23.1M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -202.6M | -103.9M | -2.8M | -2.9M | -2.9M | -108.4M | -2.8M | 147.1M | -2.9M | -4.5M | -5.6M | -3.2M | -3.1M | -3.3M | -3M | -1.8M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | -5.6M | 0 | -19.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37.5M | -53.8M | -41.4M | -18.3M | -17.9M | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | -20.2M | -19.4M | -19.3M | -19.3M | -19.8M | -19.4M | -19.4M | -19.4M | -20M | -19.3M | -19.4M | -19.3M | -19.4M | -19.2M | -19.6M | -19.7M | -19.9M | -19.8M | -14.9M | -14.8M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -5.6M | 0 | -19.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37.5M | -53.8M | -41.4M | -18.3M | -17.9M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 528M | -14.3M | 4.2M | 0 | -4.9M | -1M | -6M | 900K | -9.8M | -5.6M | -500K | -1M | -7.2M | -2.8M | -3.2M | 2M | -25.8M | -5.2M | 391.4M | -6.5M |
| Net Change in Cash | -449.2M | 32.2M | 64.4M | 30.7M | 139.8M | -16.6M | 66.7M | 23M | -3M | -40.3M | 47.2M | 3.4M | 13.4M | 31.6M | 18.4M | -3.2M | -111.3M | 50.8M | -39.1M | 900K |
| Free Cash Flow | -91.7M | 74.1M | 83.6M | 54.9M | 15M | 116.4M | 85.9M | 53.7M | 39.2M | 94.7M | 74M | 70M | 44.4M | 85.5M | 115.6M | 63.9M | -15.1M | 99.6M | 80.9M | 71.6M |
| FCF Margin % | -10.92% | 10.96% | 12.74% | 8.78% | 2.53% | 18.65% | 13.32% | 8.76% | 6.82% | 16.52% | 12.35% | 11.94% | 7.73% | 14.9% | 18.69% | 9.44% | -2.22% | 15.4% | 13.13% | 12.21% |
| FCF Growth % | -711.33% | -36.34% | -2.68% | 2.23% | -61.73% | 22.91% | 16.08% | -23.29% | -11.71% | 10.76% | -35.99% | 9.55% | 394.04% | -14.16% | 42.89% | -10.75% | -162.66% | 33.51% | 28.62% | 21.36% |
| FCF per Share | -0.38 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.26 | -0.06 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -1.19x | 14.93x | 2.55x | 1.53x | 0.27x | 2.54x | 2.44x | 0.73x | 1.04x | 1.44x | -2.75x | 2.80x | 1.25x | 7.91x | 2.38x | 1.17x | -0.10x | 30.31x | 2.54x | 0.99x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |