Element Solutions Inc

Miscellaneous Chemical Products·MIAMI BEACH, FL·FY end 12/31·CIK 1590714

CEO Pay Ratio

545:1

Benjamin H. Gliklich

CEO Total Comp

$26.5M

Benjamin H. Gliklich

Median Employee

$48,578

Revenue

$2.6B

FY 2025

Net Income

$190.8M

FY 2025

Free Cash Flow

—

FY 2025

Net Margin

7.5%

Insider Net (180d)

-$17.9M

0 buys / 6 sales

CEO Pay Accountability

CEO comp as % of net income

13.88%

For every $1,000 of profit, $138.79 flows to the CEO.

CEO comp as % of buybacks

105.92%

CEO comp equals 1059.2‰ of cash returned to shareholders via buybacks.

5-year history · USD

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	Trend
Revenue	$2.6B	$2.5B	$2.3B	$2.5B	$2.4B
Gross Profit	$1.1B	$1.0B	$918.5M	$952.7M	$960.8M
Operating Income	$342.2M	$343.9M	$173.6M	$325.3M	$299.9M
Net Income	$190.8M	$244.2M	—	—	—
Operating CF	—	—	—	$295.9M	—	—
Capex	$62.2M	$68.4M	$52.7M	$47.8M	$46.3M
Free Cash Flow	—	—	—	$248.1M	—	—
Buybacks	$25.0M	$0	$0	$151.0M	$19.6M
Dividends	—	—	—	—	—	—

Gross Margin	42.0%	42.2%	39.4%	37.4%	40.0%
Operating Margin	13.4%	14.0%	7.4%	12.8%	12.5%
Net Margin	7.5%	9.9%	—	—	—
FCF Margin	—	—	—	9.7%	—	—
R&D / Revenue	2.6%	2.6%	2.9%	1.9%	2.1%
Effective Tax	28.1%	15.6%	10.1%	31.5%	19.2%
Debt / Equity	0.61	0.77	0.84	0.82	0.78
Buybacks / FCF	—	—	—	60.9%	—	—

FY 2025

Executive	Salary	Stock	Options	Bonus / Inc.	Other	Total
Benjamin H. GliklichCEO	$1.1M	$23.7M	—	$1.5M	$183.1K	$26.5M
Carey J. DormanCFO	$632.3K	$7.5M	—	$802.0K	$41.3K	$9.0M
Matthew LiebowitzPresident, Specialties	$565.0K	$5.0M	—	$461.2K	$34.7K	$6.1M
John E. CappsFormer GC/ Of Counsel	$599.9K	$2.7M	—	$754.0K	$44.4K	$4.1M
Richard L. FrickePresident, Electronics	$488.5K	$790.5K	—	$399.3K	$27.9K	$1.7M