secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
CIK:        0001590714
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001590714-26-000017
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Element Solutions posts record 2025 adjusted EBITDA $548M; guides 2026 to $650-670M
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- Q4 net sales $676M (+8% reported, +10% organic); Electronics segment sales up 21%.
- FY 2025 GAAP EPS $0.79, adjusted EPS $1.49; adjusted EBITDA $548M vs $535M in 2024.
- FY 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance $650-670M; Q1 2026 adj. EBITDA expected $140-155M.
- Closed EFC acquisition (Jan 2, 2026, ~$369M) and Micromax (Feb 2, 2026, ~$500M).
- Board declared $0.08/share cash dividend payable Mar 16, 2026 to holders of record Mar 2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000017/0001590714-26-000017-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000017/esi-20260217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-26-000017

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