ESI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #24 of 168 in industry

Element Solutions Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $26.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $48,578 · Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers All rankings
State
FL
Filing date
2026-03-23
Industry
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Industry rank
#24/168

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
153:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$26.5M
Median worker
$48,578

Answer first

Element Solutions Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $26.5M ranks #91 of 1,423 complete filings; its 153:1 pay ratio ranks #425. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $48,578. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-28 peer cohort (# 24 of 168, 86th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals companies.

Dollar rank
#91
$26.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#425
153:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
86th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Element Solutions Inc ranks nationally

Element Solutions Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$26,480,462 Top 6% higher than 94% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Element Solutions Inc vs. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers

CEO total pay ($26.5M) against pay ratio (153:1) for Element Solutions Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both06949744.513899489.120849233.627798978.136.1:168.6:1101:1133.5:1165.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Element Solutions Inc, CEO total pay: 26480462 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 153:1Element Solutions IncQuidelOrtho Corp, CEO total pay: 11290664 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 154:1QuidelOrtho CorpAmgen Inc, CEO total pay: 24693120 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 160:1Amgen IncOcular Therapeutix, Inc, CEO total pay: 247396 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1Ocular Therapeutix, IncLyondellBasell Industries N.V., CEO total pay: 110140 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 141:1LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Element Solutions Inc vs. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 42:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 153 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 28. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Element Solutions Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Element Solutions Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
153:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+8:1
from FY2024 145:1
CEO $ YoY
+283%
$26.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Element Solutions Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $5.1M - $53,279 96:1 -
2022 $5.1M -0.9% $42,392 114:1 +18:1
2023 $4.8M -5.6% $47,736 100:1 -14:1
2024 $6.9M +45% $46,565 145:1 +45:1
2025 $26.5M +283% $48,578 153:1 +8:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1590714, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

This Company's Ratio
153:1
Industry Median Ratio
42:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$26.5M
Companies in Industry
168
vs. Industry Median
Above
#24 of 168 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals →

Element Solutions Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Element Solutions Inc's FY2025 ratio 153:1 ranks #24 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (86th percentile). the CEO earned 153× the median employee ($48,578) in FY2025.

Median employee $48,578 (PAR-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 153 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$26.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

153:1

Elevated vs. peers

Element Solutions Inc in the higher Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals third

Element Solutions Inc's FY2025 ratio 153:1 ranks #24 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (86th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (SIC 28) median ratio is 42:1 across 168 FY2025 filers; Element Solutions Inc's $26.5M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #91 and ratio rank #425 split - treat 153:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$26.5M
Median Employee Pay
$48,578
Pay Ratio
153:1
Filing Date
2026-03-23

Company Info

Ticker
ESI
CIK
1590714
Industry
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
SIC Code
2890
State
FL
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1590714, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Element Solutions Inc's FY2025 ratio 153:1 ranks #24 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (86th percentile).

Read with Element Solutions Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.4M (Δ $39K lighter vs Element Solutions Inc); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Roku, Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.6M (Δ $85K heavier vs Element Solutions Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Tjx Companies Inc /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.6M (Δ $123K heavier vs Element Solutions Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Roper Technologies Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.2M (Δ $246K lighter vs Element Solutions Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
QuidelOrtho Corp (SIC 28 pole)

QuidelOrtho Corp stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Element Solutions Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #91/#425

Element Solutions Inc's FY2025 package sits #91 by CEO dollars and #425 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Element Solutions Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Element Solutions Inc (CIK 1590714), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.