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ESI (Element Solutions) Degree of Operating Leverage : 17.35 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Element Solutions Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 17.35. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

ESI's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
89.28% of 1521 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1 vs ESI: 17.35

Element Solutions Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Element Solutions Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Element Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -38.79 3.79 0.91 5.28 17.51

Element Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.34 -52.73 24.32 17.51 17.35

Competitive Comparison of Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Element Solutions Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Element Solutions's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 390.7 (Mar. 2025) / 190.2 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 2475.6 (Mar. 2025) / 2333.8 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=1.0542/0.0608
=17.35***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Element Solutions  (NYSE:ESI) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Element Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1860, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33394
Element Solutions Inc is a specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. The company's reportable segments are Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment, which generates maximum revenue, researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and process technologies for all types of electronics hardware, from complex printed circuit board designs to semiconductor packaging. This segment's wet chemicals for metallization, surface treatments, and solderable finishes form the physical circuitry pathways, and its assembly materials, such as solder, pastes, fluxes, and adhesives, join those pathways together.
Executives
Martin E Franklin director C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Benjamin Gliklich officer: VP Corporate Dev, Finance & IR 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Michael Goralski officer: See Remarks 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Joseph J. D'ambrisi officer: SVP and Head of Electronics 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
John Edward Capps officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 2381 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Carey J. Dorman officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Nichelle Maynard-elliott director PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION, 383 MAIN AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06851
Elyse Napoli Filon director 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Scot Benson officer: President - Perf. Solutions 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Patricia Mount officer: VP, Program Mgt & Integration JARDEN CORPORATION, 555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Christopher T. Fraser director 9555 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77099
Ashken Ian G H director C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Rakesh Sachdev officer: Chief Executive Officer 3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 787 11TH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John David Tolbert officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 345 S HIGH STREET, STE 201, MUNCIE IN 47305