secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
CIK:        0001590714
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001590714-26-000039
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000039/0001590714-26-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000039/esi-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-26-000039

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