AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-07-30 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Solstice grew net sales 11% YoY to $1,148M on broad-based volume and pricing gains, but operating leverage weakened as interest expense from post-spin-off debt surged to $23M from $2M and RAS segment margins compressed.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Refrigerants & Applied Solutions$850M+13% YoY
Volume growth from the ongoing transition to LGWP refrigerants and higher nuclear volumes, plus favorable pricing in the stationary end market
Electronic & Specialty Materials$298M+8% YoY
Volume growth in electronic materials tied to stronger memory demand in the semiconductor end market
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $1,148M+11% YoY
Refrigerants & Applied Solutions$850M+13% YoY
Volume growth from the ongoing transition to LGWP refrigerants and higher nuclear volumes, plus favorable pricing in the stationary end market
Within Refrigerants & Applied Solutions
Refrigerants$473M+13% YoY
Nuclear$125M+28% YoY
Volume increases in conversion services
Electronic & Specialty Materials$298M+8% YoY
Volume growth in electronic materials tied to stronger memory demand in the semiconductor end market
Within Electronic & Specialty Materials
Electronic Materials$119M+14% YoY
Largest Expense Items
Total cost of products and services sold$778M+16% YoY
Volume increases and inflation in raw materials, primarily in the RAS segment
Selling, general and administrative expenses$123M+17% YoY
Increase in employee-related expenses from additional headcount needed to operate as an independent public company
Interest and other financial charges$23MNM YoY (from $2M)
Debt issued in connection with the Spin-off in the second half of 2025
Research and development expenses$25M+11% YoY
Continued investment in innovation, including Spectra Y and next-generation molecules
Margins: Gross margin fell to 32% of net sales from 35% as cost of products and services sold (+16%) outpaced revenue growth on volume increases and raw material inflation. RAS segment Adjusted EBITDA margin dropped to 32.9% from 39.4% on plant turnaround timing and the absence of prior-year production incentive credits, while ESM margin improved to 21.6% from 18.8%.
Watch Items from the Filing
Subsequent to quarter-end, Solstice agreed to acquire Element Solutions in a cash-and-stock deal financed by a $4.685B bridge facility; pro forma combined debt would be approximately $7B, and termination could trigger fees up to $513M.
Interest and other financial charges rose to $23M from $2M YoY, reflecting debt issued alongside the October 2025 spin-off from Honeywell, ahead of even larger anticipated Element Solutions deal financing.
RAS segment Adjusted EBITDA margin declined 6 points YoY to 32.9%, driven by the timing of plant turnaround activity and the absence of prior-year production incentive credits.
Ongoing Nuclear Facility litigation includes a pending class action (certification ruling expected 2026), a personal injury case, and city/county contamination claims awaiting summary judgment rulings in 2026.
Related-party transactions remain material, including $29M of quarterly product sales to affiliates and a consolidated ConverDyn VIE with $73M in accrued liabilities owed to a General Atomics affiliate.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
About Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (SOLS): stock profile, AI score and financials
Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (SOLS) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Healthcare sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores SOLS at 54.4/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #1,325 of 2,925 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. SOLS scores in the top quartile across earnings quality (90.1), revenue scale (75.0). Areas of concern include profitability (35.0), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $1.1B, net income of $119.0M, an operating margin of 15.3%. SOLS trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 2064953. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate SOLS daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR.