R&D expense · 2014–2025
Element Solutions R&D expense
$67.6M+7.3% · FY2025
Element Solutions (ESI) reported $67.6M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +7.3% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $67.6M | +7.3% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $63.0M | −7.5% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $68.1M | +39.5% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $48.8M | −1.8% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $49.7M | +2.3% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $48.6M | +15.2% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $42.2M | −4.7% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $44.3M | −4.5% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $46.4M | +3.1% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $45.0M | −28.3% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $62.8M | +139.7% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $26.2M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2014–2025 compound annual growth +9.0%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001590714-26-000018 · February 18, 2026
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