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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Element Solutions (ESI)

Element Solutions Q1 net income rises 75% to $98 million; full-year guidance kept

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Element Solutions reported first-quarter 2025 net sales of $594 million, up 3% from a year earlier, and net income of $98 million, up 75%, which included a $72.1 million gain on the sale of MacDermid Graphics Solutions. Adjusted EBITDA was $128 million, compared with $127 million, and adjusted EPS was $0.34, unchanged from a year earlier. The company kept its full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance at $520 million to $540 million, despite uncertainty from tariffs.

Key points

  • Net sales $594 million, up 3% reported and 5% organic; Electronics up 13% to $394 million, Industrial & Specialty down 12% to $199 million
  • Net income $98 million vs. $56 million, including a $72.1 million gain on the MacDermid Graphics Solutions sale completed February 28, 2025
  • Adjusted EBITDA $128 million vs. $127 million; adjusted EPS $0.34 in both periods
  • Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $520 million to $540 million; second quarter guidance of $120 million to $125 million

The filing

CompanyElement Solutions (ESI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 23, 2025, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001590714-25-000038

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 23, 2025.

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