secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
CIK:        0001590714
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-27T20:18:54+00:00
Accession:  0001590714-26-000063
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Element Solutions posts record Q2 revenue $978M, adj EBITDA $184M; to be acquired by Solstice
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- Net sales $978M, +56% reported, +15% organic; GAAP EPS $0.32 vs $0.20; adj EPS $0.47 vs $0.37.
- Adjusted EBITDA $184M, +35% reported, margin 27.8% vs 26.6%; full-year guidance raised to $690-710M.
- Electronics segment net sales $767M (+75%), adj EBITDA $142M (+47%).
- Proposed acquisition by Solstice: each share exchanged for 0.5 Solstice shares + $10 cash; expected close H1 2027.
- Free cash flow $74M; cash from ops $100M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000063/0001590714-26-000063-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071426000063/esi-20260727.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-26-000063

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