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accession: "0001590714-25-000084"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESI"
cik: "0001590714"
company_name: "Element Solutions Inc"
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:56:01.521640+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# Element Solutions reports Q3 adjusted EBITDA record $147M, +3% YoY; narrows FY25 guidance to $545-550M

## Summary
- Net sales $656M, +2% reported, +5% organic; Electronics segment revenue +11% to $465M record.
- Adjusted EBITDA $147M (record), +3%; like-for-like up 10% excluding Graphics divestiture.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.16, adjusted EPS $0.41; reported net income $39M vs $40M.
- Full year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to $545-550M; adjusted free cash flow ~$280M.
- Announced Micromax acquisition, expected to add meaningfully to earnings growth in 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001590714-25-000084
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESI
- cik: 0001590714
- company_name: Element Solutions Inc
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071425000084/0001590714-25-000084-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071425000084/esi-20251028.htm

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