Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1590714. Latest filing source: 0001590714-26-000018.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,551,200,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-18 |
| Net income | 190,800,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-18 |
| Assets | 5,101,400,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-18 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-18. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001590714.json. Derived margins are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,770,100,000 | 1,878,600,000 | 1,961,000,000 | 1,835,900,000 | 1,853,700,000 | 2,399,800,000 | 2,549,400,000 | 2,333,200,000 | 2,456,900,000 | 2,551,200,000 | ||
| Net income | -29,900,000 | -308,600,000 | -73,700,000 | -296,200,000 | -324,400,000 | 187,200,000 | 118,100,000 | 244,200,000 | 190,800,000 | |||
| Operating income | 89,400,000 | 200,200,000 | 248,500,000 | 249,100,000 | 232,700,000 | 299,900,000 | 325,300,000 | 173,600,000 | 343,900,000 | 342,200,000 | ||
| Gross profit | 777,300,000 | 813,800,000 | 837,600,000 | 788,300,000 | 786,000,000 | 960,800,000 | 952,700,000 | 918,500,000 | 1,035,700,000 | 1,070,500,000 | ||
| Diluted EPS | -0.65 | -1.04 | -1.13 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.49 | 1.01 | 0.79 | ||
| Assets | 10,054,100,000 | 10,252,400,000 | 9,401,500,000 | 4,324,400,000 | 4,483,400,000 | 5,138,400,000 | 4,903,700,000 | 4,974,100,000 | 4,873,900,000 | 5,101,400,000 | ||
| Liabilities | 7,164,300,000 | 7,392,400,000 | 7,220,400,000 | 2,105,100,000 | 2,165,300,000 | 2,637,600,000 | 2,554,600,000 | 2,629,800,000 | 2,475,500,000 | 2,412,000,000 | ||
| Stockholders' equity | 2,736,100,000 | 2,743,100,000 | 2,109,200,000 | 2,220,900,000 | 2,319,800,000 | 2,480,700,000 | 2,332,500,000 | 2,328,500,000 | 2,383,000,000 | 2,674,500,000 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 422,600,000 | 258,400,000 | 233,600,000 | 190,100,000 | 291,900,000 | 330,100,000 | 265,600,000 | 289,300,000 | 359,400,000 | 626,500,000 | ||
| Net margin | -4.16% | -15.77% | -16.54% | 7.34% | 5.06% | 9.94% | 7.48% | |||||
| Operating margin | 5.05% | 10.66% | 12.67% | 13.57% | 12.55% | 12.50% | 12.76% | 7.44% | 14.00% | 13.41% |
Financial Charts
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-04-29. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001590714.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-Q2 | 2021-06-30 | 81,100,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2021-Q3 | 2021-09-30 | 36,000,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 | 0.26 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | 0.22 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 | 0.18 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 586,100,000 | 29,900,000 | 0.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 599,300,000 | -31,800,000 | -0.13 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 573,400,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | ||
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 575,000,000 | 56,000,000 | 0.23 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 612,700,000 | 93,200,000 | 0.39 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 645,000,000 | 40,300,000 | 0.17 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 624,200,000 | 54,700,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 593,700,000 | 0.40 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 625,200,000 | 47,400,000 | 0.20 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 656,100,000 | 39,300,000 | 0.16 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 676,200,000 | 6,100,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 840,000,000 | 55,900,000 | 0.23 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001590714-26-000041.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report, and the Consolidated Financial Statements, related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section and other disclosures contained in our 2025 Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed in "Forward-Looking Statements” of this Quarterly Report, and in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of our 2025 Annual Report. Overview Our Business Element Solutions, incorporated in Delaware in January 2014, is a leading global specialty chemicals technology company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. Developed in multi-step technological processes, these innovative solutions enable customers' manufacturing processes in multiple high-value industries, including semiconductor fabrication, high-performance computing, automotive systems, consumer electronics, power electronics, communications and data storage infrastructure, aerospace and defense, industrial surface finishing and offshore energy. Our product innovation and product extensions are expected to continue to drive sales growth in both new and existing markets while expanding margins through a consistent focus on increasing customer value propositions. We believe the majority of our businesses hold strong positions in the high-growth markets we serve. Our extensive global teams of specially trained scientists and engineers develop our solutions, and our expert sales and service organizations ensure our customers' needs are met every day. Our customer-centric innovation means we develop technologies to meet the identified needs of our supply chains. We solve our customers' existing and emerging problems through technical service and innovation. We believe that our customers place significant value on the consistency and quality of our brands, on which we capitalize through significant market share, customer loyalty and supply chain access. In addition, operational risks and switching costs make it difficult for our customers to change suppliers which allows us to retain customers and maintain our market positions. Our customers rely on our innovation to develop new products of their own, so our capabilities help them keep up in fast-paced, high-growth markets. To that end, we draw upon our broad and longstanding intellectual property portfolio and technical expertise, while working closely with both customers and OEMs on an ongoing basis, to develop proprietary solutions tailored to their manufacturing needs. We leverage these close relationships to win qualifications and specifications into their supply chains as well as to identify opportunities for new products; all of which provide potential additional revenue streams. Our strategy is based on a balance of operational excellence and prudent capital allocation. Our operating teams focus on the strong execution of customer-led product development, superior technical sales support and continuous supply chain optimization. Our senior leadership aims to foster an environment of accountability and success for our operating teams while also evaluating and executing on high-return capital allocation opportunities that can drive compounding of long-term intrinsic value per share. Our Operations Our operations are organized into two segments: Electronics and Specialties, which are each described below: Electronics – Our Electronics segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and material process technologies for all types of electronics hardware, from complex printed circuit board designs to advanced semiconductor packaging. In high-performance datacenters, mobile communications, computers, automobiles and aerospace equipment, its products are an integral part of the electronics manufacturing process and the functionality of end-products. The segment's "wet chemistries" for metallization, surface treatments and solderable finishes form the physical circuitry pathways and its "assembly materials," such as SMT, pastes, fluxes and adhesives, join those pathways together. 20 Electronics provides solutions through the following businesses: Assembly Solutions As a global supplier of SMT, fluxes, thermal management materials, coatings and other attachment materials, we develop high-performing innovative materials that are used to assemble consumer electronics from circuit boards, discrete electronic components, connectors and integrated circuit substrates. We believe our growth in this business will be driven by the increasing use of electronics in consumer, automotive, telecommunications, memory, medical, aerospace and other markets. Circuitry Solutions As a global supplier of chemical formulations to the electronics industry, we design and manufacture proprietary "wet" chemical processes and materials used by our customers to manufacture printed circuit boards and memory storage devices. Our product portfolio is focused on specialized consumable chemical processes and materials, such as circuit formation, primary metallization, electroplate, surface finishes and flexible/formable films. We believe our growth in this business will be driven by demand in wireless mobile devices, internet infrastructure, high performance computing, and the increasing use of electronics in automobiles. Micromax As a global supplier of conductive, resistive and dielectric thick film pastes for passive components, low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) for multilayer circuit integration, and electronics inks for printed electronics, we provide high-reliability microcircuit solutions for a variety of high-cost-of-failure applications. We believe our growth in this business will be driven by increased passive component density in datacenter and automotive electronics, as well as demand for more advanced radar and communication solutions and health & safety technologies. Semiconductor Solutions As a global supplier to the semiconductor industry, we provide advanced copper interconnects, die attachment, sintered silver material, adhesives, wafer bump processes and photomask technologies to our customers for integrated circuit fabrication and semiconductor packaging. We believe our growth in this business will be driven by advanced electronics packaging, necessary to meet the growing needs of high performance computing, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, next-generation wireless communications and the increasing content and complexity of electronics in automotive applications. Specialties – Our Specialties segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and material process technologies that enable or enhance the performance of high value products across diverse sectors from automotive to energy infrastructure to semiconductors and satellites. Its products include chemical systems that protect and decorate metal and plastic surfaces, chemistries used in water-based hydraulic control fluids for offshore energy production and rare or high-purity gases and advanced materials used in semiconductor fabrication, satellite systems, electrical transmission infrastructure and other end-markets. Specialties provides solutions through the following businesses: Industrial Solutions As a global supplier of industrial metal and plastic finishing chemistries, we primarily design and manufacture chemical systems that protect and decorate surfaces. Our high-performance functional coatings improve resistance to wear and tear, such as chrome plating of shock absorbers for cars, or provide corrosion resistance for appliance parts. Our decorative performance coatings apply finishes for parts in various end markets, such as automotive interiors or jewelry surfaces. Our industrial customer base is highly diverse and includes customers in the following end markets: appliances and electronics equipment; automotive parts; industrial parts; plumbing goods; construction equipment and transportation equipment. In this business, we also sell certain water-treatment solutions and lubricants used in similar end-markets. We believe our growth in this industry will be primarily driven by increased worldwide automobile production with elevated fashion elements and higher content per vehicle as well as general economic growth. EFC As a global supplier of high purity electronic gases, rare gases and advanced materials, we provide specialized solutions, including tailored gas recovery, filling and recycling systems, to a range of fast-growing and highly complex industries, including semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace and electrical infrastructure. We believe our growth in this business will be driven by gas molecule qualifications at semiconductor fabricators, growth in satellite launches and increased investment in domestic electrical transmission infrastructure. Energy Solutions As a global supplier of specialized fluids to the offshore energy industry, we produce water-based hydraulic control fluids for major oil and gas companies and drilling contractors to be used in offshore deep-water production and drilling applications. We believe our growth in this business will be driven by continued capital expenditures in energy exploration and production. 21 Recent Developments Micromax Acquisition - On February 2, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Micromax, a global supplier of advanced electronics inks and pastes, for a purchase price of approximately $493 million, net of cash and subject to adjustments. EFC Acquisition - On January 2, 2026, we completed the acquisition of EFC, a provider of high-purity specialty gases and other advanced materials, for a purchase price of approximately $367 million, net of cash and subject to adjustments, with a potential earn-out based on EFC's 2026 performance of up to $30.0 million cash or 1.16 million shares of the Company's common stock. Add-on Term Loans & Revolver Upsize - On February 2, 2026, we completed the syndication of $450 million of Add-on Term Loans and a 5-year $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which replaced our then existing $375 million revolving facility, upsizing the facility by $125 million and extending its maturity to 2031. The proceeds of the Add-on Term Loans were used to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Micromax Acquisition. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Our recent accounting pronouncements have not changed materially from the summary disclosed in Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2025 Annual Report. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as operating results on a constant currency and organic basis, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Management internally reviews these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance on a comparative period-to-period basis in terms of absolute performance, trends and expected future performance with respect to our business. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, which are each further described below, provide investors with an additional perspective on trends and underlying operating results on a period-to-period comparable basis. We also believe that investors f [Excerpt truncated for page length; source filing is linked above.]
Latest 10-K MD&A
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section should be read in conjunction with “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in Part II, Item 8 of this 2025 Annual Report and our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this 2025 Annual Report. “Overview” and "2025 Highlights" briefly present our business and certain significant events addressed in this section or elsewhere in this 2025 Annual Report. This 2025 Annual Report should be read in its entirety for a complete description of our business and discussion of these events. Overview Element Solutions, incorporated in Delaware in January 2014, is a leading global specialty chemicals technology company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. Developed in multi-step technological processes, these innovative solutions enable customers' manufacturing processes in multiple high-value industries, including consumer electronics, power electronics, semiconductor fabrication, high-performance computing, communications and data storage infrastructure, automotive systems, industrial surface finishing and offshore energy. Our product innovation and product extensions are expected to continue to drive sales growth in both new and existing markets while expanding margins through a consistent focus on increasing customer value propositions. Our operations are organized into two segments: Electronics and Specialties. In 2025, we achieved net sales of $2.55 billion, to which our Electronics and Specialties segments contributed approximately 70% and 30%, respectively. Each of our segments is described below: Electronics – The Electronics segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and material process technologies for all types of electronics hardware from complex printed circuit board designs to advanced semiconductor packaging. In high-performance datacenters, mobile communications, computers, automobiles and aerospace equipment, its products are an integral part of the electronics manufacturing process and the functionality of end-products. The segment's "wet chemistries" for metallization, surface treatments and solderable finishes form the physical circuitry pathways and its "assembly materials," such as SMT, pastes, fluxes and adhesives, join those pathways together. The segment provides solutions through the following businesses: Assembly Solutions, Circuitry Solutions and Semiconductor Solutions. Specialties – The Specialties segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and material process technologies that enhance surfaces or improve industrial processes in diverse industrial sectors from automotive trim to transcontinental infrastructure to high-design faucets. Its products include chemical systems that protect and decorate metal and plastic surfaces and chemistries used in water-based hydraulic control fluids for offshore energy production. The segment's products are used in the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics and oil and gas production end-markets. The segment provides solutions through the following businesses: Industrial Solutions and Energy Solutions. On February 28, 2025, we completed the sale of our flexographic printing plate business, MacDermid Graphics Solutions. 2025 Highlights •Portfolio Optimization - On February 28, 2025, we completed the sale of our flexographic printing plate business, MacDermid Graphics Solutions, for approximately $320 million, net of disposed cash. MacDermid Graphics Solutions was reported within the Specialties segment. The sale resulted in a gain of $66.5 million. •EFC Acquisition - On January 2, 2026, we completed the acquisition of EFC Gases & Advanced Materials, a provider of high-purity specialty gases and other advanced materials, for a purchase price of approximately $369 million, net of cash and subject to adjustments, with a potential earn-out based on EFC's 2026 performance of up to $30.0 million cash or 1.16 million Company shares. •Micromax Acquisition - On February 2, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Micromax, a global supplier of advanced electronics inks and pastes, for a purchase price of approximately $500 million, net of cash and subject to adjustments. 26 •Add-on Term Loans & Revolver Upsize - On February 2, 2026, we completed the syndication of $450 million of Add-on Term Loans and a 5-year $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which replaced our then existing $375 million revolving facility, upsizing the facility by $125 million and extending its maturity to 2031. The proceeds of the Add-on Term Loans were used to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Micromax Acquisition. •Cash Dividends - During the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately $77.8 million was returned to our stockholders in the form of cash dividends. •Repurchases of Common Stock - During the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased 1.2 million shares of our common stock for $25.0 million. The remaining authorization under our stock repurchase program was approximately $556 million at December 31, 2025. Acquisitions We regularly pursue targeted and opportunistic acquisitions in our existing or adjacent end-markets that seek to strengthen our current businesses, expand and diversify our product offerings, and enhance our growth and strategic position. We expect to achieve commercial and distribution efficiencies by expanding into related categories that can be marketed through our existing distribution channels or provide us with new distribution channels for our existing products. To the extent we pursue future acquisitions, we expect that acquisition candidates would demonstrate a combination of attractive margins, strong cash flow characteristics, niche leading positions and consumable products that generate recurring revenue. We believe the diversity of the niche end-markets we serve will enable us to continue our growth and maintain strong cash flow generation throughout economic cycles and mitigate the impact of a downturn in any single market. We will only pursue an acquisition candidate when it is deemed to be fiscally prudent and meets our acquisition criteria. We anticipate that any future acquisitions would be financed through a combination of cash on hand, availability under our Credit Agreement and/or new debt or equity offerings. Foreign Currency Exposure In 2025, approximately 79% of our net sales originated outside of the U.S. and were denominated in numerous currencies, including the Chinese yuan and euro. Therefore, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates in any given reporting period may positively or negatively impact our financial performance. Foreign exchange translation had an immaterial impact on our 2025 net sales performance. In addition, our foreign subsidiaries are subject to foreign currency risk relating to receipts from customers, payments to suppliers and intercompany transactions that are not in their functional currency, which is typically their local currency. As a result, our foreign subsidiaries may enter, and have entered, into foreign exchange hedges designed to protect against transaction exposures. We actively assess our hedging programs in order to mitigate foreign exchange risk exposures. This includes programs to hedge our foreign currency denominated balance sheet exposures as well as foreign currency anticipated cash flows. Critical Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates that may significantly impact our reported financial results and accompanying disclosures. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments on historical experience, current conditions and other factors that we consider reasonable. Estimates relate to matters that are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ from these estimates and such differences could be material to our financial statements. We consider the accounting estimates discussed below to be critical to the understanding of our financial statements and involve difficult, subjective or complex judgments that could potentially affect our reported results. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this 2025 Annual Report for a detailed discussion of the application of these and other accounting policies. Goodwill Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level annually in the fourth quarter, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired using either a qualitative or quantitative approach. Our reporting units are determined based upon our organizational structure in place at the date of the goodwill impairment test. We may elect to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (greater than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. Qualitative factors may include, but are not limited to, economic, 27 market and industry conditions, cost factors, and overall financial performance of the reporting units. If we do not perform a qualitative assessment, or if the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company performs a quantitative test. For the quantitative test, the Company tests for impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. The fair value of a reporting unit is based equally on market multiples and the present value of discounted future cash flows. The discounted cash flows are prepared based upon cash flows at the reporting unit level. The cash flow model utilized in the goodwill impairment test involves significant judgments related to future growth rates, gross profit, operating expenses and discount rates, among other considerations from the vantage point of a market participant. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired and no further testing is required. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the goodwill impairment loss is calculated as the difference between these amounts, limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. In 2025, the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units was considered to be substantially in excess of their respective carrying value. See Note 8, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this 2025 Annual Report for additional information. Income Taxes We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement basis and the tax basis of assets, liabilities, net operating losses and tax carryforwards. A valuation allowance is required to be recognized to reduce the recorded deferred tax asset to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income by jurisdiction during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible or when carryforwards can be utilized. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in this assessment. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record additional valuation allowances against our deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense. We evaluate our valuation allowance conclusions on a quarterly basis based on available evidence and realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income in the applicable carryback or carryforward periods. Changes in our estimates of and reliance on such evidence may affect the estimate of the realization of the benefits of tax attribute carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carryforwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date of such change. Tax benefits are recognized for an uncertain tax position when we consider it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority or upon completion of the litigation process. For a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount that is judged to have a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. The liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits is adjusted periodically due to changing circumstances and when new information becomes available. Such adjustments are recognized in the period in which they are identified. Recent Accounting Pronouncements A summary of recent accounting pronouncements is included in Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this 2025 Annual Report. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as operating results on a constant currency and organic basis, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Management internally reviews these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance on a comparative period-to-period basis in terms of absolute performance, trends and expected future performance with respect to our business. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, which are each further described below, provide investors with an additional perspective on trends and underlying operating results on a period-to-period comparable basis. We also believe that investors find this information helpful in 28 understanding the ongoing performance of our operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on our financial results in any particular period or are considered to be associated with our capital structure. These non-GAAP financial measures, however, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, a substitute for, or superior to, the related financial information that we report in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial statements and may not be completely comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in calculation methods. In addition, these measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which items are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Investors are encouraged to review the definitions and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures included in this 2025 Annual Report and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. Constant Currency We disclose operating results, from net sales through operating profit and Adjusted EBITDA, on a constant currency basis by adjusting results to exclude the impact of changes due to the translation of foreign currencies of our international locations into U.S. dollars. Management believes this non-GAAP financial information facilitates period-to-period comparison in the analysis of trends in business performance, thereby providing valuable supplemental information regarding our results of operations, consistent with how we internally evaluate our financial results. The impact of foreign currency translation is calculated by converting our current-period local currency financial results into U.S. dollars using the prior period's exchange rates and comparing these adjusted amounts to our prior period reported results. The difference between actual growth rates and constant currency growth rates represents the estimated impact of foreign currency translation. Organic Net Sales Growth Organic net sales growth is defined as net sales excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, changes due to the pass-through pricing of certain metals and acquisitions and/or divestitures, as applicable. Management believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides investors with a more complete understanding of the underlying net sales trends by providing comparable net sales over differing periods on a consistent basis. For a reconciliation of GAAP net sales growth to organic net sales growth, see "Net Sales" within the "Results of Operations" section below. Adjusted EBITDA We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, excluding the impact of additional items included in GAAP earnings which we believe are not representative or indicative of our ongoing business or are considered to be associated with our capital structure. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provide investors with a more complete understanding of the long-term profitability trends of our business and facilitates comparisons of our profitability to prior and future periods. For a reconciliation of "Net income" to Adjusted EBITDA and more information about the adjustments made, see Note 22, Segment Information, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this 2025 Annual Report. 29 Results of Operations Change - 2025 vs 2024 Change - 2024 vs 2023 (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 Reported Constant Currency Organic 2023 Reported Constant Currency Organic Net sales $ 2,551.2 $ 2,456.9 4% 3% 6% $ 2,333.2 5% 7% 4% Cost of sales 1,480.7 1,421.2 4% 4% 1,414.7 0% 2% Gross profit 1,070.5 1,035.7 3% 3% 918.5 13% 14% Gross margin 42.0 % 42.2 % (20) bps (10) bps 39.4 % 280 bps 270 bps Operating expenses 728.3 691.8 5% 5% 744.9 (7)% (6)% Operating profit 342.2 343.9 (1)% 1% 173.6 98% (nm) Operating margin 13.4 % 14.0 % (60) bps (40) bps 7.4 % 660 bps 680 bps Other expense, net (76.6) (56.2) 36% (44.5) 26% Income tax expense (74.6) (44.8) 67% (13.0) 244% Net income from continuing operations 191.0 242.9 (21)% 116.1 (nm) Income from discontinued operations, net of tax — 1.6 (nm) 2.1 (26)% Net income $ 191.0 $ 244.5 (22)% $ 118.2 (nm) Net income margin 7.5 % 10.0 % (250) bps 5.1 % 490 bps Adjusted EBITDA $ 547.6 $ 534.7 2% 2% $ 482.3 11% 13% Adjusted EBITDA margin 21.5 % 21.8 % (30) bps (30) bps 20.7 % 110 bps 120 bps (nm) Calculation not meaningful. 30 Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2024 Net Sales Net sales for 2025 increased 4% on a reported basis, 3% on a constant currency basis and 6% on an organic basis. Electronics' consolidated results were positively impacted by $64.4 million of pass-through metals pricing and Specialties' consolidated results were negatively impacted by $139 million of divestitures. The following table reconciles GAAP net sales growth to constant currency and organic net sales growth: Year ended December 31, % Change (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 Reported Net Sales Growth Impact of Currency Constant Currency Pass-Through Metals Pricing Divestitures Organic Net Sales Growth Electronics: Assembly Solutions $ 907.1 $ 782.8 16% 0% 16% (8)% —% 8% Circuitry Solutions 527.8 470.7 12% (2)% 10% —% —% 10% Semiconductor Solutions 351.3 307.9 14% (1)% 13% —% —% 13% Total $ 1,786.2 $ 1,561.4 14% (1)% 14% (4)% —% 10% Specialties: Industrial Solutions $ 651.4 $ 666.4 (2)% 0% (2)% —% 3% 0% Graphics Solutions 24.2 146.2 (83)% 1% (82)% —% 84% 1% Energy Solutions 89.4 82.9 8% (1)% 7% —% —% 7% Total $ 765.0 $ 895.5 (15)% 0% (15)% —% 16% 1% Total $ 2,551.2 $ 2,456.9 4% 0% 3% (3)% 6% 6% NOTE: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Electronics' net sales for 2025 increased 14% on a reported basis, 14% on a constant currency basis and 10% on an organic basis. •Assembly Solutions: net sales increased 16% on a reported basis and 8% on an organic basis. Pass-through metals pricing had a positive impact of 8% on reported net sales. Foreign exchange had an immaterial impact on reported net sales. The increase in organic net sales was primarily due to higher paste and flux volumes from increased consumer electronics demand in Asia and the Americas. •Circuitry Solutions: net sales increased 12% on a reported basis and 10% on an organic basis. Foreign exchange had a positive impact of 2% on reported net sales. The increase in organic net sales was primarily due to continued AI and data center investment driving demand for metallization solutions. •Semiconductor Solutions: net sales increased 14% on a reported basis and 13% on an organic basis. Foreign exchange had a positive impact of 1% on reported net sales. The increase in organic net sales was primarily due to increased demand in Asia for wafer plating and advanced packaging material solutions, as well as growth in power electronics from new EV customers. Specialties' net sales for 2025 decreased 15% on a reported basis and 15% on a constant currency basis and increased 1% on an organic basis. •Industrial Solutions: net sales decreased 2% on a reported basis and remained relatively flat on an organic basis. Divestitures had a negative impact of 3% on reported net sales. Foreign exchange had an immaterial impact on reported net sales. An equipment sale in the third quarter of 2024 for a new production line under a multi-year chemistry sales agreement resulted in a negative impact of approximately 1% to organic net sales. In addition, organic net sales were impacted by volume declines in Europe from lower activity in automotive, construction and general industrial markets, offset by increased net sales of engineering applications primarily in the United Kingdom and increased demand in the automotive end market in Asia. 31 •Graphics Solutions: on February 28, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its flexographic printing plate business, MacDermid Graphics Solutions. •Energy Solutions: net sales increased 8% on a reported basis and 7% on an organic basis. Foreign exchange had a positive impact of 1% on reported net sales. The increase in organic net sales was primarily due to an increase in production volumes from competitive wins and ongoing pricing actions. Gross Profit Year Ended December 31, Change (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 Reported Constant Currency Gross profit: Electronics $ 715.6 $ 652.5 10% 9% Specialties 354.9 383.2 (7)% (7)% Total $ 1,070.5 $ 1,035.7 3% 3% Gross profit margin: Electronics 40.1 % 41.8 % (170) bps (160) bps Specialties 46.4 % 42.8 % 360 bps 380 bps Total 42.0 % 42.2 % (20) bps (10) bps Electronics' gross profit for 2025 increased 10% on a reported basis and 9% on a constant currency basis. The constant currency increase in gross profit was primarily driven by broad-based organic volume growth across all three Electronics businesses. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the negative impact of higher prices for pass-through tin and silver. Specialties' gross profit for 2025 decreased 7% on a reported basis and 7% on a constant currency basis. The MGS Transaction had a negative impact of $43.1 million, or 11%, on constant currency gross profit, which was the primary driver of the decrease. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the sale of the lower margin Graphics Solutions business and continued price discipline and raw material deflation in the Industrial Solutions business. Operating Expenses Year ended December 31, Change (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 Reported Constant Currency Selling, technical, general and administrative $ 660.7 $ 628.8 5% 4% Research and development 67.6 63.0 7% 7% Total $ 728.3 $ 691.8 5% 5% Operating expenses as % of net sales Selling, technical, general and administrative 25.9 % 25.6 % 30 bps 20 bps Research and development 2.6 % 2.6 % 0 bps 10 bps Total 28.5 % 28.2 % 30 bps 30 bps Operating expenses for 2025 increased 5% on a reported basis and 5% on a constant currency basis. The constant currency increase was primarily driven by a 2025 executive share grant for $37.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, higher incentive compensation costs, due to higher accruals associated with increased expectations for strong full year financial results, $6.1 million of higher research and development costs associated with our Kuprion ActiveCopper applications and $4.0 million of non-recurring costs associated with the MGS Transaction in 2025; partially offset by $22.7 million of lower operating expenses due to the sale of MacDermid Graphics Solutions and $3.9 million of research and development costs associated with contingent consideration for the Kuprion Acquisition incurred in the first quarter of 2024. See Note 4, Acquisitions, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the Kuprion Acquisition research and development costs. 32 Other (Expense) Income, net Year Ended December 31, (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 Interest expense, net $ (53.4) $ (56.3) Foreign exchange (losses) gains (35.3) 25.1 Other expense, net (46.9) (25.0) Gain on divestitures 59.0 — Total $ (76.6) $ (56.2) Interest expense, net Interest expense, net decreased $2.9 million primarily due to higher interest income partially offset by a higher effective interest rate on our lower outstanding term loan principal balance when compared to the prior year. Foreign exchange (losses) gains For the year ended December 31, 2025, the fluctuations in foreign exchange (losses) and gains were primarily driven by the remeasurement of intercompany loans and working capital balances. Other expense, net Other expense, net for 2025 included $47.2 million of net losses associated with metals derivative contracts ($30.5 million of realized and $16.7 million of unrealized losses), $3.6 million of charges due to highly inflationary accounting for our operations in Turkey and $1.8 million of debt extinguishment costs related to the partial prepayment of our term loans B-3 in the first quarter of 2025. Other expense, net for 2024 included an $11.4 million impairment of an available-for-sale debt security, $11.0 million of net losses associated with metals derivative contracts ($15.4 million of realized losses and $4.4 million of unrealized gains) and $2.6 million of charges due to highly inflationary accounting for our operations in Turkey, partially offset by $0.2 million of debt refinancing gains related to the prepayment of our then existing term loans B-2. See Note 12, Debt, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the debt refinancing costs. The metal derivative contracts primarily relate to inventory associated with pass-through metals pricing in our Assembly Solutions business and are intended to mitigate the impact associated with fixed price agreements with our customers or commodity price movement after inventory is purchased on Gross Profit. See Note 13, Financial Instruments, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of these derivative instruments. Gain on divestitures In the first quarter of 2025, we completed the sale of our flexographic printing plate business, MacDermid Graphics Solutions, resulting in a gain of $66.5 million. In 2025, we also recognized a loss on sale of $7.5 million for other immaterial divestiture activity. Income Tax The income tax expense for 2025 totaled $74.6 million, as compared to $44.8 million in 2024. Our tax expense for 2025 was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily driven by a $7.7 million multi-year settlement, an increase in non-deductible GAAP expenses for a 2025 executive share grant, withholding taxes, valuation allowances on foreign tax credits and the impact of changes to the geographical mix of earning. These are partially offset by a continued U.S. benefit related to claiming foreign tax credits and deductions for FDII. On February 28, 2025, the Company completed the MGS Transaction and realized a gain as described in Note 5, Divestitures. This transaction resulted in a nominal tax expense primarily due to the realization of a $22.5 million deferred tax asset and an offsetting release of a valuation allowance. 33 On July 24, 2025, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was enacted extending many of the expiring tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while adding, modifying and altering numerous other provisions. The Company implemented the changes enacted under the OBBBA. The income tax expense of $44.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, is below the statutory U.S. rate primarily driven by a continued U.S. benefit related to claiming foreign tax credits consistent with our election in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the release of valuation allowances and deductions for FDII, with offsets from withholding taxes, tax attribute expirations and the impact of changes to the geographical mix of earnings. The rate for 2024 also includes a benefit associated with the release of valuation allowances of $40.8 million previously recorded against certain U.K. tax attribute carryforwards, primarily consisting of net operating loss carryforwards and interest carryforwards. The valuation allowances were released as the Company expects improved profitability in its U.K. business and a shift to a three-year cumulative income position. The Company determined there was sufficient positive, objectively verifiable evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that, as of December 31, 2024, select U.K. net deferred tax assets will be realized. These expectations are based on actual results, management's assessment of projected future taxable income, and expected utilization of net operating losses and tax carryforwards During the third quarter of 2024, an internal restructuring of the Graphics business was completed which resulted in the recognition of a capital gain of $208 million. The gain was offset by capital losses generated in 2024 totaling $10.1 million and capital loss carryforwards of $198 million. The capital gain provided income of the appropriate character to support the release of a valuation allowance on the amount of the capital loss carryforward utilized. The remaining unused capital loss carryforward with a full valuation allowance expired at the close of 2024. The capital gain also resulted in a higher interest expense deduction and, consequentially, a lower deduction for FDII and lower utilization of certain foreign tax credits carryforwards before expiration. The gain resulted in a step-up in tax basis and the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $22.5 million on the excess of stock tax basis over book basis due to the subsequent held for sale classification offset with a full valuation allowance. As noted above, this deferred tax asset and the corresponding valuation allowance were realized and released in connection with the MGS Transaction. Also, during 2024, the Company finalized the 2023 consolidated U.S. federal income tax return along with prior years amended federal corporate income tax returns related to crediting foreign taxes including the return-to-provision true-up of foreign tax credits, valuation allowances and prior year one-time benefit. For additional information see Note 11, Income Taxes, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this 2025 Annual Report. 34 Segment Adjusted EBITDA Performance Year Ended December 31, Change (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 Reported Constant Currency Net income: Total $ 191.0 $ 244.5 (22)% Adjusted EBITDA: Electronics $ 382.2 $ 361.5 6% 5% Specialties 165.4 173.2 (5)% (4)% Total $ 547.6 $ 534.7 2% 2% Net income margin: Total 7.5 % 10.0 % (250) bps Adjusted EBITDA margin: Electronics 21.4 % 23.1 % (170) bps (180) bps Specialties 21.6 % 19.3 % 230 bps 250 bps Total 21.5 % 21.8 % (30) bps (30) bps Electronics' Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 increased 6% on a reported basis and 5% on a constant currency basis. The constant currency increase was primarily driven by the broad-based increase in sales across the segment. Specialties' Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 decreased 5% on a reported basis and 4% on a constant currency basis. The MGS Transaction had a negative impact of $26.4 million, or 15%, on constant currency Adjusted EBITDA. See Note 22, Segment Information, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the reconciliation of "Net income" to Adjusted EBITDA. Comparison of Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 For the comparison of fiscal years 2024 and 2023, see "Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2023" in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated by reference into this 2025 Annual Report. Liquidity and Capital Resources Our primary sources of liquidity during 2025 were the proceeds from the MGS Transaction and available cash generated from operations. Our primary uses of cash and cash equivalents were to prepay $200 million of our outstanding term loans B-3, fund operations, including working capital and capital expenditures, pay cash dividends and repurchase shares of our common stock under our stock repurchase program. Our first significant debt principal payment of approximately $800 million is related to the maturity of our 3.875% USD Notes due 2028. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we paid a cash dividend of 8 cents per share. We currently expect to continue to pay a cash dividend on a quarterly basis; however, the actual declaration of any cash dividends, as well as their amounts and timing, will be subject to the final determination of our Board of Directors based on factors including our future earnings and cash flow generation. For the full year 2026, we expect our capital expenditures to be approximately $75.0 million. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operations, supplemented by our availability under our lines of credit, including our revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement, will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs, interest payments, capital expenditures, potential dividend payments and other business requirements for at least the next twelve months. However, working capital cycles and/or future repurchases of our common stock and/or acquisitions may require additional funding, which may include future debt and/or equity offerings. Our long-term liquidity may be influenced by our ability to borrow additional funds, manage interest rates, renegotiate existing debt and/or raise new equity or debt under terms that are favorable to us. 35 We may from time to time seek to repurchase our equity and/or to retire or repurchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, applicable restrictions under our various financing arrangements, and other factors. During 2025, approximately 79% of our net sales were generated from non-U.S. operations, and we expect a large portion of our net sales to continue to be generated outside of the U.S. As a result, our foreign subsidiaries will likely continue to generate a substantial portion of our cash. We expect to manage our worldwide cash requirements with available funds generated by the many subsidiaries through which we conduct business and cost-efficient access to those funds. We may transfer cash from certain international subsidiaries to the U.S. and/or other international subsidiaries when we believe it is cost effective to do so. Of our $627 million of cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2025, $202 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries. The following is a summary of our cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities during the periods indicated: Year Ended December 31, (dollars in millions) 2025 2024 2023 Cash provided by operating activities $ 289.8 $ 362.0 $ 333.6 Cash provided by (used in) investing activities $ 286.1 $ (73.8) $ (250.2) Cash used in financing activities $ (320.4) $ (206.6) $ (58.7) Year Ended December 31, 2025 compared to Year Ended December 31, 2024 Operating Activities The decrease in net cash flows provided by operating activities of $72.2 million was primarily driven by higher working capital investment, higher incentive compensation payments that were associated with 2024 performance, lower earnings as a result of the MGS Transaction and higher payments associated with transaction expenses. Investing Activities In 2025, we received cash proceeds of $321 million from divestitures, primarily related to the closing of the MGS Transaction, and we received $25.5 million from the settlement of cross currency swaps that matured in January 2025. In 2025, we paid approximately $6.2 million of lower capital expenditures compared to 2024 due to increased unpaid capital expenditures at the end of 2025 compared to the end of 2024. Financing Activities In 2025, we prepaid $200 million of our outstanding term loans B-3, paid $77.8 million of cash dividends on shares of our common stock and paid $25.0 million in the aggregate for the repurchase of shares of our common stock under our stock repurchase program. In addition, we paid $19.4 million for shares of our common stock withheld by the Company to satisfy the tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of RSUs, partially offset by proceeds of $4.2 million received for stock options exercised, included in "Other, net." In October 2024, we received proceeds of approximately $1.04 billion from the syndication of our new term loans B-3 which were used to prepay our then outstanding $1.14 billion term loans B-2 reducing gross debt by $100 million. During 2024, we also paid $78.2 million of cash dividends on shares of our common stock and $7.6 million for shares of our common stock withheld by the Company to satisfy the tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of RSUs included in "Other, net." Pension Plans We maintain "Domestic Pension Plans," which consist of a non-contributory domestic defined benefit pension plan and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERPs). These plans are closed to new participants and plan benefits associated with all current participants have been frozen. We also maintain "Foreign Pension Plans" in countries such as Germany and Taiwan, which include a mixture of retirement, death benefit and longevity plans, among others, all of which are deemed immaterial, individually and in the aggregate. The expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption is developed with reference to historical returns, forward-looking return expectations, the Domestic Pension Plans and Foreign Pension Plans' investment allocations, and peer comparisons. We 36 used a long-term rate of return on plan assets of 6.7% and 3.9% for our Domestic Pension Plans and Foreign Pension Plans, respectively, to determine our net periodic pension expense for 2025. The discount rate used to value the pension obligation was developed with reference to a number of factors, including the current interest rate environment, benchmark fixed-income yields and expected future pension benefit payments. Discount rates of 5.3% and 3.5% were established for the Domestic Pension Plan and Foreign Pension Plans, respectively, at December 31, 2025, compared to rates of 5.6% and 3.1% established for those respective plans at December 31, 2024. We evaluate the Pension Plans' actuarial assumptions on an annual basis, including the expected long-term rate of return on assets and discount rates. A one percent increase in the discount rate would increase the pension plan expense by approximately $0.7 million and decrease the pension benefit obligation by approximately $13.9 million, whereas a one percent decrease in the discount rate would decrease the pension plan expense by approximately $0.9 million and increase the pension benefit obligation by approximately $15.9 million. Our Domestic Pension Plans' investment policies incorporate an asset allocation strategy that emphasizes long-term growth of capital and acceptable asset volatility as long as such volatility remains consistent with the volatility of the indexes of relevant markets. Our investment policies attempt to achieve a mix of approximately 94% of plan investments for liability-matching, 3% for long-term growth, and 3% for near-term benefit payments. The weighted average asset allocation of the Domestic Pension Plan was 94% fixed income holdings, 3% equity securities and derivatives and 3% cash at December 31, 2025. The Domestic Pension Plans were overfunded by $5.0 million at December 31, 2025 compared to $2.3 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in the funding position in 2025 was primarily driven by $1.3 million of actuarial loss due to changes in plan assumptions and experience and a $12.0 million return on plan assets partially offset by $8.7 million of interest costs. The Foreign Pension Plans were underfunded by $13.4 million at December 31, 2025 compared to $12.9 million at December 31, 2024. We are not required to make any material plan contributions in 2026. While we do not currently anticipate any, additional future material contributions may be required in order to maintain appropriate funding levels within our plans. Financial Borrowings Credit Facilities and Senior Notes At December 31, 2025, we had $1.63 billion of indebtedness, net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs of $10.3 million, which primarily included: •$836 million of term debt arrangements outstanding under our term loans; and •$800 million of 3.875% USD Notes due 2028. Availability under our revolving credit facility and various lines of credit and overdraft facilities totaled $390 million at December 31, 2025 (net of $7.0 million of stand-by letters of credit which reduce our borrowing capacity). Covenants At December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with the debt covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the indenture governing our 3.875% USD Notes due 2028.