---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001590714-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESI"
cik: "0001590714"
company_name: "Element Solutions Inc"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:51:30.939530+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Element Solutions reports record Q1 net sales $840M, +10% organic; raises FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $665-685M

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.23 vs $0.40 prior year; adjusted EPS $0.41 vs $0.34.
- Electronics segment organic sales +15%; net sales $634M (+61% reported including acquisitions).
- Adjusted EBITDA $162M (+26% reported); margin expanded 170bps to 27.8%.
- FY 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $665-685M; Q2 guidance $155-170M.
- Completed Micromax ($493M) and EFC ($367M) acquisitions; upsized revolver to $500M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001590714-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESI
- cik: 0001590714
- company_name: Element Solutions Inc
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+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/1590714/000159071426000039/0001590714-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000039/esi-20260428.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-26-000039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-26-000039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-26-000039.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Element Solutions Inc updated its full year 2026 guidance (raised).
  - Period: full year 2026
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: The Company now expects full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $665 million to $685 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000039/0001590714-26-000039-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Element Solutions Inc reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue Net sales of $840 million, net income Reported net income of $56 million, EPS GAAP diluted EPS was $0.23. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales of $840 million
  - Net income: Reported net income of $56 million
  - EPS: GAAP diluted EPS was $0.23
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: by specific reference to such filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Element Solutions Inc Reports Record Quarterly Results and Increases 2026 Full Year Guidance • Net sales of $840 million, an increase of 41% on a reported basis or 10% on an organic basis from the first quarter of 2025 • Reported net income of $56 million, compared to $98 million in the same period
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000039/0001590714-26-000039-index.htm

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