Element Solutions Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: -1.19x

Element Solutions Inc cash flow quality index. Element Solutions Inc (ESI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -1.19x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $-66.60 Million is below net income of $56.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See Element Solutions Inc financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-1.19x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-66.60 Million
USD

Net Income

$56.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Element Solutions Inc (2011–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Element Solutions Inc from 2011 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Element Solutions Inc across 9 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore ESI cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Element Solutions Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2011–2025)

Element Solutions Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2011 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Element Solutions Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Element Solutions Inc (ESI) cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.52x $289.80 Million $190.80 Million ▲ +2.0%
2024 1.49x $363.60 Million $244.20 Million ▼ -47.6%
2023 2.84x $335.80 Million $118.10 Million ▲ +79.1%
2022 1.59x $301.30 Million $189.80 Million ▼ -0.8%
2021 1.60x $326.00 Million $203.70 Million ▼ -53.6%
2020 3.45x $261.30 Million $75.70 Million ▲ +3436.2%
2019 0.10x $9.00 Million $92.20 Million ▼ -94.0%
2012 1.63x $75.20 Million $46.00 Million ▼ -95.6%
2011 36.77x $49.75 Million $1.35 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.