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Element Solutions

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Element Solutions has retired 15.4% of its shares since 2017, from 288,028,893 to 243,690,914.

15.4%retired since 2017
1.5%last 5 years
-0.7%last 12 months
244Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2015 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
288M shares, 2017244M201620182020202220242026
2015, 229,513,4032026-07-21, 243,690,914
A share bought in 2016
1.2× more of Element Solutions today, without buying another share. It was one of 284,247,248 shares then. It is one of 243,690,914 now.
Every filing we read11 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20152016-03-04229,513,40310-K
20162017-02-24284,247,24810-K
20172018-02-23288,028,89310-K
20182019-02-22252,395,60810-K
20192020-02-25252,440,95710-K
20202021-02-18247,100,84710-K
20212022-02-17248,163,48410-K
20222023-02-17241,359,44610-K
20232024-02-16241,993,44410-K
20242025-02-14242,452,32710-K
20252026-02-12243,578,41410-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Element Solutions on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Element Solutions buybacks, answered

Is Element Solutions buying back its stock?

Not on a net basis. Element Solutions has 0.7% more shares outstanding than twelve months ago. Whatever it bought back did not cover the new shares it issued. Over five years the share count is down 1.5%.

How many shares has Element Solutions bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Element Solutions has 44.3 million fewer shares than at its 2017 peak. That is 15.4% of the company.

How many shares does Element Solutions have outstanding?

243,690,914 shares, as of July 21, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2017 peak it had 288,028,893.

What do Element Solutions' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Element Solutions stock in 2017 owns 1.2 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Element Solutions compare with other cannibal stocks?

Element Solutions ranks No. 235 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Fossil Group (16.3%), Fortinet (16.3%), Amphenol (15.3%), Green Brick Partners (15.3%).

Every answer is computed from Element Solutions' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

First EagleFirst Eagle Investment Management733,200 shares, $35.0M, Q2 2026
Chuck RoyceRoyce & Associates1,931,621 shares, $92.2M, Q2 2026
Lee AinslieMaverick Capital12,812 shares, $612K, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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