Company data
Element Solutions Inc employees and revenue per employee
ESI · Chemicals - Specialty · $9.24B market cap
Element Solutions Inc had 5,200 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.55B, up 3.8% from a year earlier, or $491K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
5,200
-1.9% YoY
Revenue
$2.55B
+3.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$491K
Peer median $612K
Rank in industry
9 of 14
Chemicals - Specialty
Open roles
2
0.4 per 1,000 staff
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 5,200 | $2.55B | $491K | -1.9% | +3.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 5,300 | $2.46B | $464K | +0.0% | +5.3% |
| Dec 2023 | 5,300 | $2.33B | $440K | +0.0% | -8.5% |
| Dec 2022 | 5,300 | $2.55B | $481K | +0.0% | +6.2% |
| Dec 2021 | 5,300 | $2.40B | $453K | +20.5% | +29.5% |
| Dec 2020 | 4,400 | $1.85B | $421K | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Dec 2019 | 4,400 | $1.84B | $417K | -1.1% | -6.4% |
| Dec 2018 | 4,450 | $1.96B | $441K | -43.3% | -48.1% |
| Dec 2017 | 7,850 | $3.78B | $481K | +1.3% | +5.3% |
| Dec 2016 | 7,750 | $3.59B | $463K | — | — |
Open roles on its job board: 2 (0.4 per 1,000 staff, against its latest annual headcount), as of 2026-10-07. Tracked since 2026-10-03. No 90 day change yet.
Element Solutions Inc against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Chemicals - Specialty.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 3,000 | $10.9B | $3.63M | Contracting |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, Inc. | 356 | $653M | $1.83M | Efficient growth |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | 2,050 | $2.73B | $1.33M | Contracting |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | 4,100 | $3.89B | $948K | — |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | 13,000 | $8.75B | $673K | Contracting |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 7,800 | $5.14B | $659K | Contracting |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc | 5,200 | $2.55B | $491K | Leaner |
| RPM RPM International Inc. | 17,546 | $7.86B | $448K | Leaner |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 12,300 | $5.12B | $416K | Contracting |
Questions about Element Solutions Inc
- How many employees does Element Solutions Inc have?
- Element Solutions Inc reported 5,200 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is down 1.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Element Solutions Inc's revenue per employee?
- Element Solutions Inc brought in $2.55B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $491K per employee. That ranks 9 of 14 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $612K.
- Is Element Solutions Inc hiring?
- Element Solutions Inc's public job board listed 2 open roles on October 7, 2026, about 0.4 per 1,000 staff.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Element Solutions Inc's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 18, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ESI.