Element Solutions Inc (ESI) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of December 2025: 0.81x

Element Solutions Inc (ESI) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.81x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $74.10 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($91.10 Million). See Element Solutions Inc current assets vs equity to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.81x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$74.10 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$91.10 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$17.00 Million
USD

Element Solutions Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2011–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Element Solutions Inc across 14 annual periods. Explore ESI operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Element Solutions Inc (2011–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Element Solutions Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Element Solutions Inc market cap and net worth.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.79x $227.60 Million $289.80 Million $62.20 Million ▼ -2.7%
2024 0.81x $293.60 Million $363.60 Million $68.40 Million ▼ -4.2%
2023 0.84x $283.10 Million $335.80 Million $52.70 Million ▲ +0.2%
2022 0.84x $253.50 Million $301.30 Million $47.80 Million ▼ -1.9%
2021 0.86x $279.70 Million $326.00 Million $46.30 Million ▼ -3.6%
2020 0.89x $232.50 Million $261.30 Million $28.80 Million ▲ +138.7%
2019 -2.30x $-20.70 Million $9.00 Million $29.70 Million ▼ -383.0%
2017 0.81x $122.70 Million $151.00 Million $59.40 Million ▲ +19.6%
2016 0.68x $129.00 Million $189.80 Million $56.00 Million ▼ -20.1%
2015 0.85x $273.00 Million $320.90 Million $47.90 Million ▲ +4.9%
2014 0.81x $79.62 Million $98.20 Million $18.55 Million ▼ -1.6%
2013 0.82x $52.30 Million $63.50 Million $11.20 Million ▲ +0.2%
2012 0.82x $61.80 Million $75.20 Million $13.40 Million ▼ -0.3%
2011 0.82x $41.01 Million $49.75 Million $8.74 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).